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Should the US government bring back the 55 mph max speed limit again?

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Re: comfortable speeds of 75-80 mph [cdn_tch] by andres3
Nov 13, 2008 (1:41 pm)
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Replying to: cdn_tch (Nov 13, 2008 12:26 pm)

The manufacturers test their vehicles, yes, the tires have maximum speed ratings, yes, but the cars are not certified to run at any given speed. There are many cars that if you hold down the gas pedal far enough for long enough, they will go 80 or 90 mph, but at that speed they are running close to flat out. Do you believe a car like that should spend 6+ hours on the interstate/autobahn at that speed?
 
Yes, that is exactly what manufacturers are doing when they put in electronic speed limiters onto their vehicles (most modern, if not all modern cars have this electronic nanny). Therefore, I'd argue the certified speed is the speed limiters maximum allowed speed by the manufacturer.
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Re: comfortable speeds of 75-80 mph [cdn_tch] by lemmer
Nov 14, 2008 (7:52 am)
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Replying to: cdn_tch (Nov 13, 2008 12:26 pm)

There are many cars that if you hold down the gas pedal far enough for long enough, they will go 80 or 90 mph, but at that speed they are running close to flat out.
 
Did you write this 30 years ago and forget to update it?
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Re: [euphonium] by hammerhead
Nov 14, 2008 (8:23 am)
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Replying to: euphonium (Nov 13, 2008 9:26 am)

One can drive at 80 without driving aggressively - lots of stretches of Interstate in the US are posted at 75. 5 over isn't aggressive - in a lot of places, it's merely keeping up with the flow of traffic.
 
It's not rude to keep right - it's the law.
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Re: [fintail]The slow and backwards will keep right or wish they had by euphonium
Nov 14, 2008 (12:08 pm)
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 13, 2008 9:56 am)

Intimidation may work for your crowd on the docks, but it fails to generate any respect of those who know better.
 
One should not confuse the silent generation with the greatest generation who knows a lot more about being young than the young know about being older.
 
The youth are not born with wisdom, it is accumulated with experience and age.
 
There are old drivers and bold drivers, but no old bold ones. Choice is yours.
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Re: [fintail] If the shoe fits............... by euphonium
Nov 14, 2008 (12:44 pm)
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 13, 2008 9:56 am)

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one can't expect much progress from the irrelevant unwashed old crony capitalist pseudo-intellectuals of Clark county, the silent generation that has betrayed the world.
 
I find it sad to see such blind faith manifesting itself into name calling, stereotyping, ridiculing, marginalizing, and all that bluster which essentially is another way of showing that what anyone else has to offer on the subject is worthless...for no other reason than it doesn't support someone's chosen position.
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Re: [fintail]The slow and backwards will keep right or wish they had [euphonium] by lemmer
Nov 14, 2008 (12:46 pm)
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Replying to: euphonium (Nov 14, 2008 12:08 pm)

I didn't notice any intimidation. Also, I know a lot of wise people from "the greatest generation" who are both old and bold and drive 75-80 if not faster. In fact, those speeds seem completely commonplace and safe among almost all age groups.
 
Fast drivers can be idiots, but that doesn't preclude slow drivers from being the same. If you aren't driving with the flow of traffic, you are the danger whether you are going 95 mph or 55 mph.
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Re: comfortable speeds of 75-80 mph [kernick] by lemmer
Nov 14, 2008 (12:49 pm)
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Replying to: kernick (Nov 13, 2008 12:47 pm)

Actually the Smart car can go 90 mph. It is electronically limited to that. It is otherwise capable of higher speeds.
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Re: [fintail]The slow and backwards will keep right or wish they had [euphonium] [lemmer] by euphonium
Nov 14, 2008 (12:53 pm)
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Replying to: lemmer (Nov 14, 2008 12:46 pm)

The implied intimidation is expressed by the last line of the post.
 
"The slow and backwards will keep right or wish they had.
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Re: [fintail]The slow and backwards will keep right or wish they had [euphonium] [lemmer] [euphonium] by lemmer
Nov 14, 2008 (12:57 pm)
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Replying to: euphonium (Nov 14, 2008 12:53 pm)

I read that comment as meaning it isn't very fun having people run up on your bumper, passing you on the right, having to cut it close to get back in front of you in the left lane. That seems really stressful way to drive for both parties. Wouldn't it be easier just to follow the law and move right? Or better yet, drive with the flow of traffic instead of driving dangerously slow?
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Re: [fintail]The slow and backwards will keep right or wish they had [euphonium] by fintail
Nov 14, 2008 (1:06 pm)
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Replying to: euphonium (Nov 14, 2008 12:08 pm)

Why would one feel intimidated? Does someone know they are in the wrong and are afraid of the consequences? Being tailgated, cut off, provoking a road-rager, embarrassing your passengers, maybe getting pulled over for obstructing traffic...it is something to beware of.
 
Age is certainly not a determinant of wisdom...plenty of dopey aged people out there. The elderly entitlement set out there should atone for their own sins before pointing to those darn young hooligans
 
Going 70 isn't bold, unless you are in a Model A

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