Re: how fast do you drive on the interstate?
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12/27/23 10:27 PM
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I drive anywhere from “conditions allow” to 30 over. I live in a rural area but very cold winters. Little to no traffic, but big animals, gotta be careful, but gotta live your life. Fast cars deserve respect, as does your life.
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Re: how fast do you drive on the interstate?
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I was a no-more-than-5mph-over guy for a long time, but 30 years of a mostly-highway commute have ruined that. Now I pretty much pace the traffic, which, when there's not a lot of congestion, is going to be about 10 over. 65 in a 55, 70 in a 60, that sort of thing.
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Re: how fast do you drive on the interstate?
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12/28/23 07:21 PM
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As a long time Class A CDL holder, which means I am never allowed to have a moving violation dismissed ( guilty or non-guilty only) or mitigated by taking driver school with even a reduction of points, no matter what vehicle I am driving or even if not working, I seldom intentionally drive more than 3 mph over the limit and try not to ever be the fastest car in any pack.
It sucks, But I don't make the rules, and I have too many vehicles the insurance could increase on based on points, even though I only drive one vehicle at a time.
Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.
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Re: how fast do you drive on the interstate?
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Most drivers do not seem to care at all for the extra $ cost of going 80 mph in a non-aerodynamic vehicle. The high gasoline price jump period we just went through gives “real world proof” of that. Many drivers paying high interest payments every month on the debt they owe still have “the pedal to the metal.”
It is kind of a curse to be interested in aerodynamics. Tiny details of car shapes grab your attention as you walk through parking lots. You can’t float down a river without noticing unusual eddies. lol, I doubt one tenth of one percent of the vehicles you see in the parking lot are non-aerodynamic. Aerodynamics have been a focus at least since I bought my brand new 86 Daytona. My 2015 535i has a lot of aero tricks you are not likely to notice stumbling thru the parking lost. Grille shutters and belly pan come to mind.
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Re: how fast do you drive on the interstate?
[Re: Michael]
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By myself I always run about seven over the posted speed limit. I use cruise control whenever I can and I just let it maintain for me. Do the same when I can riding my 2007 BMW R1200RT. Never had any Wisconsin police officer, local/sheriff/city/state-cop ticket me for seven over the posted limit. I stick to the "seven you're fine, ten you're mine" guide when driving. When on my bike I always wear a white full face helmet, my silver/grey Olympia riding jacket, gloves and Euro style riding boots, and if I wear black jeans I swear some drivers think I am a cop on a bike. My BMW is a mix of silver/grey colors and I have LED driving lights added to the front. I never follow traffic too close, but I have had cars pull over to the side or to another lane as I approach, heh, heh.
In my company provided cars over the years, I just blend into traffic because what I drive is very common, don't stand out in traffic. When in traffic I drive with the major flow as its easier to maintain space around me. So if traffic flow on major highways/interstates are running close to ten over I tend to flow with them. I was recently driving 294/94 around Chicago and north, traffic flow was averaging ten+ over the posted speeds, which means in many sections we were doing 80+. I saw a Metro police Ford Explorer behind me in traffic, so I slowed to within eight over the posted speed and the police Explorer zipped by me easily ten over the posted limit. In fact it was two of them running a close formation moving through and around traffic. Once they got ahead of me about 1/4 mile I sped up to match their speed, and we were doing 85+ in a posted 70 area. Curiosity satisfied I backed off down to seven over and set the cruise.
When I get my 56 pickup on the road it'll easily cruise at 70+ all day because it'll have a Dakota chassis underneath with a built 5.2 Magnum/8HP-70 trans with 3:55 gearing in the rear axle. But since it'll certainly stand out in traffic I may hold more consistent to the seven-over limit, as long as I don't have traffic crowded around me (I hate that when driving).
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Re: how fast do you drive on the interstate?
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my one buddy just got a new chevy pickup several months ago, and he is constantly having to slow down from 85. interstate limit here is 70. that thing rides so smooth you don't realize just how fast you are going. My work truck got changed from a 2016 Silverado 3500HD to a 2022 3500HD. For whatever reason the newer style truck seems like it is going way slower. I have gotten used to it now but I really had to watch it for awhile. The truck doesn't ride any smoother than the old one but something with the dynamics of the newer body style changes the perspective of speed.
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Re: how fast do you drive on the interstate?
[Re: moparx]
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i keep telling him to use the cruise control, but that damn "infotainment" thing has him so confused, he just gave up trying to figure it out. too much garbage on those things in my opinion. The cruise control buttons on mine are just normal buttons, no tricks! lol
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Re: how fast do you drive on the interstate?
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i keep telling him to use the cruise control, but that damn "infotainment" thing has him so confused, he just gave up trying to figure it out. too much garbage on those things in my opinion. I have a 2022 Silverado work truck. Cruise has nothing to do with the screen. It's buttons on the left spoke of the steering wheel.
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