John & Angela
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Terryallan wrote:John & Angela wrote:Thank god its only 85.  My little diesel smart car computer cuts the fuel to the injectors at exactly 85 mph. "She just don't go NO faster." 
The gasser smart cars go 90.
You wouldn't see me on any interstate in a "Smart Car" Those appear to be more for town, or, housing development use, and not for the open road.
Heh heh. We get a lot of that. They were actually designed for commuters on european autobahns so they are actually quite solid on the Interstates. Even more so than my Grand Cherokee was. Very square shape and track. Having said that we seldom go faster than 70 MPH as the mileage drops like a stone above that.
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bigdogger
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mike4947 wrote:Texas is considering a road for an 85 mph speed limit. Anyone else planning to keep off it when towing? I'll avoid it as soon as there is an alternative route where the limit is 90.
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Jim Shoe
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I can see a serious problem here. The good ol' boys are going to have to adjust their arc when throwing empty beer cans into the back of their pick-ups!
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tatest
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Most of the people using those roads drive at or well below the speed limit, and there is a slow lane and a passing lane. Minimum speeds will be in the 50-60 range. Roads in the southwest with high speed limits are very low traffic, you don't have both (or 3, 4, 5, 6) lanes packed full as on eastern and urban interstates.
Where speed limits are low, most drivers think of those speeds as minimums. In most places on the plains or desert where we set 75 or 80, those speeds are strictly enforced maximum speeds, and most of the traffic is below the limit.
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mlts22
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txdutt wrote:taking the 130 toll road bypass beats the heck out of going on the I35 demolition derby ANY day thru Austin....
X100. Soooo true. The Austin city council is more interested in closing streets to put in bike paths than actual infrastructure building. In fact, there have been no major road improvements since 1995. It is so bad that it took a separate road commission from the state of Texas to put in 130 so there was a way for traffic to get around the city. The only planned major improvement is turning lanes on one of the major highways into a toll road where the toll increases when traffic is heavy.
I can get from Austin to Bastrop (a city located southeast) significantly faster by taking loop 1/45 to Round Rock (a city north of Austin), then taking 130 there.
If 130 is going to 85 miles/hour, it won't matter much. The road is fairly uncrowded anyway. I tow on this road with my TT all the time at 60-65 mph, and I've never encountered any problems whatsoever. People pass in the left lane, and that is the end of that.
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CathyGo
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The Texan wrote:We already have the 85mph speed limit on a very large portion of I-10 in west Texas.
I've driven that portion and didn't see any issues with it. The back highways I drove today where the speed limit was 55-65 still had plenty of people going that speed anyway.
Right to drive, Left to pass
If everybody follows that rule than the speed they're traveling at does not matter. In fact the only issue I had with a driver during my whole 600 mile camping trip was a driver who had to be "reminded" that when we had finally reached a passing lane after me enduring him slowing to 45 repeatedly to look at the scenery he'd better get in the right lane. Thankfully being on a scooter makes your hand gestures to get in the other lane very clear.
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Turtle n Peeps
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I'm sure they had this talk back in 1928 when the Model A came out.
Model T driver: "Can you believe some darn fool raised the speed limit from 25 to 45 on these roads. They are going to kill themself at that kinda crazy speed. What kind of a crazy fool would go that fast anyway? 25 mph is fast enough for me."
And on it goes................
IMHO I like 3 digit whole numbers best for speed limits.
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SRT
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B.O. Plenty wrote:And you'll look in your mirror and the one vehicle that ONLY drives in the far left lane all the time will be the one with the Minnesota license plate. I swear some of these idiots don't think there is another lane. Several years ago our Gov. wanted to designate the right lane as the driving lane and the left lane as the passing lane as it should be. It was rejected..I can only imagine the bedlam we would have here with an 85mph limit...
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Yup! See them all the time on I-35 between the Twin Cities and Duluth.
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elkhornsun
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chevor wrote:Its bad enough every 2 lane road in texas is 70mph outside of towns. Im tried of being passed in blind corners and before a hill crests. I just try to avoid that state all together
Having lived in Texas I have to say that outside of San Antonio and Austin the rest of the state is definitely the kind of place where 85mph makes sense to get through it as quickly as possible.
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mlts22
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Texas isn't all bad. However, if one drives I-10 between EP and San Antonio, having a high speed limit is a very good idea. Heck, I'm almost past the halfway point to LA once I get past EP and into New Mexico.
The higher speed limits make sense if you live here. However, it is understandable that people who live in more crowded states can wonder what is going on.
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