This may be harder than I thought

[Dropthejacks]

Originally Posted by m.elliott63

But your wife can't get and make you a ham sandwich and go pee while you drive!🤣

Touche ,lol.

[twinboat]

Originally Posted by tuffr2

Driving at 60mph in a 70mph zone is proven to be dangerous. I am in no hurry either but I drive 70 - 72mph. Just makes it safer for everyone.

I would love to see the data that proves your first statement.

Driving between the minimum and maximum speed limits is only dangerous if the guy behind me thinks he has to match the maximum speed limit, is distracted, or is asleep. He may be exceeding the speed limit anyway, so even at the maximum speed, I could get rear ended.

What about in the situations where you can't maintain the maximum speed limit ?

I can climb a 7% grade at 45 to 50 MPH, but the pedal is mashed to the floor and the piston are looking to fly out the spark plug holes. By the way, I have passed some big rigs, while climbing at that speed.

I will not accept your theory that I am SAFER cruising down the Interstate at the posted maximum speed, which is above my comfortable traveling speed and my equipments capabilities.

If you see me cruising along at 62 MPH, my comfortable cruising speed, go around me.

[tuffr2]

Driving the prevailing speed is proven to be safer than driving too fast or too slow.

[twinboat]

I can't read where it says that the " prevailing speed " is also the maximum posted speed.

Is that in the part of the chart that got cut off ?

[Wandersabout]

Originally Posted by tuffr2

Driving the prevailing speed is proven to be safer than driving too fast or too slow.

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It claims speed in left lane orientation. Is there an equal study with right lane?

I just looked up the information and found this http://www.mikeontraffic.com/85th-pe...eed-explained/
and it looks to me that we should all be in the proper lane when we travel, out in the left for passing and on the right for sustained distances.

I stand to be corrected if I am wrong in my assumptions.

[Mharris91151]

With a 70mph speed limit you would be at 63 if you stayed in the 85th percentile. That should be safe especially if you stayed in the right lane. I agree...to slow in the wrong lane is not good,

[tuffr2]

We probably need to start a new thread.

OP - sorry if I hijacked your thread.

[4x4van]

Originally Posted by Mharris91151

With a 70mph speed limit you would be at 63 if you stayed in the 85th percentile.

Wrong. The 85th percentile has virtually nothing to do with the posted speed limit. Rather, it is the speed that 85% of vehicles are traveling on that section of roadway.

On a winding mountain road, the 85th percentile may very well be less than the posted speed limit. On the other hand, the 85th percentile on a wide open 70mph (posted) freeway is likely 75-80.

[m.elliott63]

Way off topic here. I agree, this should be tho topic for a new thread.

[POPPASMURF]

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