file.newsgroup.cars.103144 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected] (Tom Coradeschi)
Subject: Re: It's a rush... (was Re: Too fast)
[email protected] (Craig Boyle) wrote:
>
> [email protected] (Zauberer) writes:
> >[email protected] (wharfie) writes:
> >>>
> >>>Remember roads in America are NOT designed for speeds above 80 meaning they
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >>>would be safe at 55-65. Roads like the Autobahn are smoother, straiter,
> >>>wider and slightly banked.
> >>
> >> Well, that's news. Before 1975 the speed limit on Texas highways
> >>was 75. The speed limit on the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) was 70. There
> >>were no speed limits in Nevada or Montana.
> >
> >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.
> >
>
> Actually, the roads were designated as safe at 80 when they were built
> in the 1950's taking into account the kinds of cars then available. The
> number would be much higher today because the cars, tires and just about
> everything else has imprivoved a lot.
Except the drivers.
tom coradeschi <+> [email protected]
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