“LOL. SOrry....but I got things to do people to see.....I don’t want to waste my life in a car...I can run faster than 55mph”
How much cumulative time in your years of driving do you think you have saved by driving over the speed limit?
Not being a smart*ss, just curious.
Numerous studies in the 1980s showed that the NMSL (National Maximum Speed Limit, or 55mph) only conserved 1% of the gasoline consumed at the time. The amount of fuel consumed, said NHTSA, could also be saved by slightly overinflating your tires to reduce rolling resistance instead.
It drives up the cost of goods, especially under the new trucking laws, because it further shortens the distance one can drive in a day.
Let us look at Texas, for example. It is approximately 250 miles from Dallas to Houston, a common enough drive. At 55mph, it takes approximately 4.5 hours to go between the two cities. At 70mph, it takes about *3.5* hours. At 85, it takes under *3* hours to go that distance. Do that distance twice at 85, and you’ve saved *three* hours out of the day.
Or let’s say that you must run something from Dallas to El Paso, a common freight route. That’s about 880 miles. Let’s see...
At 55mph, it will take you 16 hours to drive that far, assuming you drive straight through. Most people won’t spend more than 10-12 hours or so in the saddle, so if you add in 10 hours for sleep, food, and relaxation before picking up driving again, you’re looking at about *26* hours, or a little more than a day to get to El Paso.
At 75mph, you will cover that distance in 11.75 hours.
At 85mph, the new maximum legal speed limit in Texas, you will cover the distance in about ten and a half hours.
That’s a difference of *15.5* hours at most and *6* hours at the least!
What’s 15 hours of lifespan worth to you?
I don’t even have to drive over the speed limit to run into the inconsiderate left side drivers talking on cell phones or site seeing. I don’t care if it’s 10 seconds.....it’s MY 10 seconds being determined by some selfish person.