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From: mikel@codas.ATT.UUCP (Mikel Manitius)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: (Design Speed) 65 MPH?
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Date: Fri, 7-Mar-86 00:49:34 EST
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> Could be so, however the thing to keep in mind is that 55 mph is considerably
> lower than the `design speed' (60-70 mph) of most major highways. I would
> infer that if speed limits were instead set at `design speed' and not 55 mph,
> more motorists would drive at or near such speed limits since they would be
> the most `comfortable' for the majority of drivers (certainly the frequency and
> magnitude of deviation in speed would be smaller than is the case presently.)

A "design speed" of ~70mph? At least! I have found that almost all interstates
can be driven at 90mph very easily, and at 120mph (my favorite) with good
alertness. The problem is the other drivers. If I drive slower than 70 for
over 20 minutes, I begin to fall asleep.
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			Mikel Manitius @ AT&T-IS Altamonte Springs, FL
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