• Omgpwnies@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    The gearbox only exists because the engine can only go so fast.

    Oversimplified. The transmission exists because engines are optimally efficient at specific RPM ranges and the transmission works to keep the engine in those ranges. It/you (auto vs stick) will also downshift to provide more power at the cost of efficiency if hard acceleration is required.

    When doing 130 you can essentially only see your own lane well, with rudimentary details in the other adjacent lanes

    If you can’t see adjacent lanes, then you’re not scanning properly. This is called tunnel vision and where I live you’ll fail a road test for it. You’d also fail for going 130km/h.