290 kph is quite fast 😅 although Hamilton and company would say otherwise.
In my country, the maximum speed limit in the city is 80 km/h, and that's on the avenue where the president and diplomats commute. On normal streets, it's 60 km/h, which is partly understandable because there are no good roads here. Going over 60 kph is crazy; you'd wreck your car, and the streets are quite narrow. Even though it's the capital, the city is small.
Here, most accidents are caused by the poor technical condition of vehicles. There are no spare parts to repair them, no money, and most of them have been in operation for over 30 years. Additionally, the entity responsible for vehicle inspections is extremely corrupt, leading to thousands of accidents solely due to the poor technical condition of the vehicles. It's madness.
I got my license at 18 (the minimum age to obtain one in Cuba) during my military service. I remember almost losing it a week later because I had to run a red light due to my mother having an asthma crisis. The police stopped me, and even though the officer initially wanted to revoke my license, he understood the situation and ended up escorting me to the hospital. Fortunately, I haven't had another similar situation.
Here, when you're learning to drive, they say: it's better to lose a minute of life than life in a minute
You're lucky that cop was lenient and you retained your licence, I guess common sense prevailed. It happens sometimes here too, but not too often I think.
The president gets his own road? Maybe he should get a fucken clue and fix the country as well!