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The primary factor keeping speed limits low is actually poor road conditions. Most of our roads and bridges are about 30 years beyond their intended life cycles and are literally crumbling away. Higher speeds cause patches to wear out sooner. Additionally, pavement faults can cause a vehicle to become unstable at high speeds. Ever slam on your brakes and hit a pothole at the same time? It's like being in a pinball machine – especially in the Pathfinder.yeziam wrote:...55 and 65 mph limits are an absolute joke and based old car technology and head in the sand mentality. Cars today can safely run at much higher speeds than 20-30 years ago and stop a lot quicker at those higher speeds than older cars do from posted limits.
I've never heard such a preposterous justification for speed limits. Speed limits were implemented years ago, long before many of us were alive and long before any the construction of any present day surfaces. Maybe it's different in different parts of the country, but there is not a road surface in the State of MN that is 30 years old and still navigable without a Unimog. Our roads are routinely resurfaced due to freezing and thawing; not as much as they should be, but much more frequently than every 30 years. Bridges are also resurfaced, but the underlying infrastructure is admittedly aged (e.g. see the 35W bridge collapse a few years ago, but unrelated to the speed of traffic).DanJetta wrote:The primary factor keeping speed limits low is actually poor road conditions. Most of our roads and bridges are about 30 years beyond their intended life cycles and are literally crumbling away. Higher speeds cause patches to wear out sooner.
I've always gone with "Over 9, you're mine"jhg120 wrote:10 over and you "should not" get pulled over. I personally give 15 over.
State Troopers....they'll get ya for 5 over.
Exit 83 to brick both North & South bound on GSP = Hairball in the rain with trafficdman928 wrote:I do run radar, but it is just another tool, along with vigilance. It does work well in NJ, as many officers do leave their radar units on. It's great for when you just don't realize that you're going 55 in a 45. I keep my speed safe for the road and traffic conditions. I'm a firefighter, so I've cut my fair share of bodies out of cars.