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From: [email protected] (John Fox - SunExpress IR)
Subject: Re: It's a rush... (was Re: Too fast)
In article [email protected], [email protected] (wharfie) writes:
>In article [email protected] (Zauberer) writes:
>>I guess I wasn't clear enough here. I said the roads WERE designed for
>>speeds of 80 or so and still be safe. The current 55-65 will add a saftey
>>margin.
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> They were designed for speeds of upwards of 80 - I forget the
>exact spec - but for military vehicles. That's 80 in a 1958 Dodge
>Powerwagon. Not 80 in a 1993 Ford Taurus.
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Ah yes, the 58 Powerwagon. Now there was a vehicle that today's cars can't
touch in terms of high speed road holding ability! :-)