85 MPH Speed Limit.
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Originally Posted By: BigBird57
Most who travel I 95 drive 80 mph anyway.
+1, generally everyone is already driving 80 mph.
Most who travel I 95 drive 80 mph anyway.
+1, generally everyone is already driving 80 mph.
+2, what with all the distracted drivers I see every day, and lack of using good sense under adverse conditions.
Any vehicle I've owned gets significantly less mileage at 80 than it does at 55.
I'll stick to 55 / 65
I'll stick to 55 / 65
Where is it 85? That would be nice. Ive travelled a section of I-15 in Utah where it is 80. I went 90. IIRC Inst. MPG was about 18. Was fun though.
Fuel economy is the only reason I would not want to do 85. The speed limit could be 100+ for all I care, but it would be terrible for gas mileage. Speed does not kill, bad drivers do
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Originally Posted By: BigBird57
Most who travel I 95 drive 80 mph anyway.
That's right. Just think what they would do with an 85 MPH posted limit. Crazy.
All of the empirical evidence says "not much different than they do with the current posted limit".
Safety would likely be improved since drivers would not need to stand on the brakes when a police car is sighted.
The biggest negative impact would be far fewer traffic tickets written, and lower enforcement revenues.
http://www.motorists.org/speed-limits/studies
Originally Posted By: BigBird57
Most who travel I 95 drive 80 mph anyway.
That's right. Just think what they would do with an 85 MPH posted limit. Crazy.
All of the empirical evidence says "not much different than they do with the current posted limit".
Safety would likely be improved since drivers would not need to stand on the brakes when a police car is sighted.
The biggest negative impact would be far fewer traffic tickets written, and lower enforcement revenues.
http://www.motorists.org/speed-limits/studies
The majority of drivers will automatically drive the speed they feel comfortable at. The National Motorists Association has published numerous studies showing that motorists' average speeds do not increase when a road's speed limit goes up.
Accident rates do not go up either.
There is always a very small percentage of drivers who just feel compelled to speed. Can't stop that.
Accident rates do not go up either.
There is always a very small percentage of drivers who just feel compelled to speed. Can't stop that.
The faster interstate daily drivers are already doing 85 mph in Ohio.
I sometimes do so as well.
As was noted above, drivers proceed at a speed comfortable for them in the vehicle they're driving.
Those who want to go slower are free to do so, although they should keep to the right.
A real problem in this country is those who feel that they can change lanes directly in front of much faster traffic, as well as those who clog the left lanes of fast moving interstates.
I drove the old BMW four hundred miles today, at just under 3500 revs in fifth, which equates to just under 75 mph.
I stayed out of the way of faster traffic, speeded up to pass long lines of trucks, and got 32.5 mpg on this tank.
Had I gone 80 mph or so, I would have likely gotten ~30.5 mpg.
The point is that the speed limit was irrelevant to me and everyone else.
Everyone drove as they pleased, and there were no problems as long as everyone moved to the right to let the faster traffic go past, or speeded up to pass the slower traffic.
Speed doesn't kill.
Drunk and inattentive driving kill.
I sometimes do so as well.
As was noted above, drivers proceed at a speed comfortable for them in the vehicle they're driving.
Those who want to go slower are free to do so, although they should keep to the right.
A real problem in this country is those who feel that they can change lanes directly in front of much faster traffic, as well as those who clog the left lanes of fast moving interstates.
I drove the old BMW four hundred miles today, at just under 3500 revs in fifth, which equates to just under 75 mph.
I stayed out of the way of faster traffic, speeded up to pass long lines of trucks, and got 32.5 mpg on this tank.
Had I gone 80 mph or so, I would have likely gotten ~30.5 mpg.
The point is that the speed limit was irrelevant to me and everyone else.
Everyone drove as they pleased, and there were no problems as long as everyone moved to the right to let the faster traffic go past, or speeded up to pass the slower traffic.
Speed doesn't kill.
Drunk and inattentive driving kill.
Originally Posted By: SLCraig
Fuel economy is the only reason I would not want to do 85. The speed limit could be 100+ for all I care, but it would be terrible for gas mileage. Speed does not kill, bad drivers do
German Autobahn with no speed limit in most sections has lower fatality per million mile than other highways.
If driver education and driver license is improved in the US, then unlimited speed can be applied here with no increase in accident.
I would do 100+ MPH if it is safe to do so (provided that no speed limit).
Fuel economy is the only reason I would not want to do 85. The speed limit could be 100+ for all I care, but it would be terrible for gas mileage. Speed does not kill, bad drivers do
German Autobahn with no speed limit in most sections has lower fatality per million mile than other highways.
If driver education and driver license is improved in the US, then unlimited speed can be applied here with no increase in accident.
I would do 100+ MPH if it is safe to do so (provided that no speed limit).
Wasn't the speed like like 70 prior to the double-nickle? I've read a few stories about people driving that speed, in the 50's or so. Vehicles are vastly safer today, yet we are just hitting those speeds again.
I pay more attention at these speeds. On a straight, limited access road, driving 55 is like pulling teeth. Might as well read a book.
I pay more attention at these speeds. On a straight, limited access road, driving 55 is like pulling teeth. Might as well read a book.
Before the 55 MPH national speed limit was imposed during the mid 70s. The "typical" posted limit on most restricted access highways (interstates, turnpikes, freeways, ect) Was generally 70-75 mph in the east and around 80-85 in the less populated areas where those highways passed through.
I remember I was only a child but old enough to have a vague memory of the posted signs.
I remember I was only a child but old enough to have a vague memory of the posted signs.
Originally Posted By: supton
I pay more attention at these speeds. On a straight, limited access road, driving 55 is like pulling teeth. Might as well read a book.
Yes.
I pay more attention at these speeds. On a straight, limited access road, driving 55 is like pulling teeth. Might as well read a book.
Yes.
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