That's my problem! But hey, they look so coooool, being low... I used to notice BMWs with very low profile tyres during my trips back to the UK; I wouldn't make more than a mile here using such rubber. Perhaps they work very well on a real racetrack - no perhaps, they do - but in the greater outside world...
;-)
Rob
Actually, most full fledged race cars have high profile tyre for a lot of reasons. One is weight, unless the rules allow for carbon fiber wheels, another is the give of the tyre. Most race cars are very rigid and higher profile allows for some flex, especially due to the excessive negative camber they run. But the real reason is a rule change in high end race cars is very costly. (sorry to go off topic).
In regards to driving fast, I don't advocate driving dangerously, but in the UK fast driving accounts for only 3% of the motorway deaths. Not that is good, but it's not the main cause of serious traffic accidents and when in California I sometimes I go out to death valley check out a section of road and take my fastest car up to 150 or so and since the German's test their cars there it's nothing to be passed by a Porsche going 180. I will tell you that's a shock.
But living on the west side of LA and in London, I'd much rather drive the motorways in the UK than the U.S. Even in heavily congested London, it's 10 times safer than LA or anywhere in America.
In fact I find most of Europe to be a drivers delight, especially the glass smooth highways of France. Few people misuse the passing lane, everyone uses their turn signals changing lanes and they seem to take driving seriously compared to the U.S., not everyone, but most drivers are very good.
What I find incredibly dangerous are bicyclists, everywhere. Going from central London to Shoreditch and Hackney, is a nightmare during rush hour. There are thousands of bicycles and they ride wherever they want, run stop lights, hit pedestrains on the sidewalk and are responsible for over 62% of the pedestrian deaths which is 63 people. Probably more because the London police don't publish all the facts. 3 times on Old street I've been forced into the opposite lane by cyclists and it's a miracle no one was hurt. When Boris was mayor he build a $240 million bike super highway, with the intent of keeping the bicycles off the road, but soon realized that they only use it when they want to. He built it with the rational of 9 to 11 bike riders get killed every year, but nobody will mention if they are at fault.
But if London is crazy with the bike riders, try the west side of LA. Skate borders going 30 mph on the sidewalk, bike riders everywhere, wobbling around and running the lights, the worse and most frightening are mothers with those suv sized kid strollers just pushing them out in the middle of the street, not even looking at traffic. One day it was the fright of my life. On Abbot Kinney a busy street a woman with her husband in the middle of the road, no zebra crossing just the road, pushed the kid in front of my car. I locked it up, swerved and almost hit an on coming car.
Anyway, back to bike riders and London. They have made it so crazy that they are loathed. One of them kept bumping my car from behind and finally hit the boot (trunk). I got out and said what is your problem and his response, "I'm saving the world by going green and you and your fancy M series is in my way . . . buy an electric car."
I won't repeat my response here.
But I drive fast, only where it's safe, only had two speeding tickets in my life and 120 mph in short bursts from Bristol to London is not unheard of.
IMO
BC