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09-06-2012, 10:14 PM | #23 |
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There's 80mph on I-15 in Utah. I haven't seen 85 posted since I was little. It's about time !
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09-06-2012, 10:36 PM | #25 |
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09-06-2012, 11:12 PM | #27 |
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Autobahn...if Americans could only not be retarted and follow the rules of the road and pay attention when we drive. I could make a trip up to my inlaws in Belgium in 5 hours; same distance here on my way to my parents takes me 7 hours and I don't get Trappist beer at the end of the drive! Where did I go wrong?
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09-06-2012, 11:34 PM | #28 |
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Yeah...gonna be rough when returning to the states after 9 yrs of driving over here. Hoping won't get too much road rage.
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09-06-2012, 11:36 PM | #29 |
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i wouldn't mind living in Texas if it wasn't for all the Texans living there.
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09-07-2012, 07:49 AM | #30 |
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The only difference between this new highway and other large highways in the country is that you're now more "allowed" to drive at the speeds you normally drive on these large interstates. On I-81 in VA, the speed limit is either 65 or 70, but people do 85-90 all the time...
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Grandmother can see just fine. She missed a parking spot by 5 ft. yesterday. Lane discipline? Don't think so.
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I travel to Portugal pretty often and it is such a bliss to drive on highways where poeple respect the fact that you only pass on the left and only travel on the left lanes when passing. Faster and safer!
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I used to think the same way before moving here. They are not so bad
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well 90 indicated is really like 85 mph true speed and the average cruising rate in socal is 80 so im just going 5mph faster than the average individual
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I had heard that the speed limit was set a while ago because of fuel savings rather than safety ( even though it also helped in that issue), but is this true or is strictly safety?
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Saved me the correction Will be good for Houstonians headed to the Austin F1 COTA
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09-07-2012, 09:17 PM | #39 |
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Mod: pls delaee as latency caused a dbl post - thanks.
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09-07-2012, 11:49 PM | #40 |
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After driving older and cheaper cars even for a couple days the speed limits make more sense. The control I have in the m3 at around 90mph is really similar to 65mph in one of these cars.
If I could change things I would implement a speed limit per lane...say 60, 70, 80? It would be great to have some type of super highway that has limitations on what specs a car must have to drive on it How fast do you guys generally drive on the highway? I was really surprised to read that post about "how can you cruise at 90 in a 65?". I would say when the left lane is clear I cruise 90-100 with bursts of an additional 20mph or so every time I drive on a highway. The car doesn't feel right for me under 75 on the highway. It feels way too slow and boring. For those of you that drive on the slower side, do you guys go to the track? If not, just curious as to why you chose a performance car.
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned the REAL reason why the speed limit is 65... Money!!!!! All it is-is a revenue generator. There are multiple studies and real world evidence showing that higher speed limits lead to less accidents and less fatalities.
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