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Re: 60 in a 75 zone!

#14194
From: Tchaka
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 00:00
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>Salam Dahbour blurted:
>> 
>> I recently did an 1800 mile drive from Denver to New York.  It really hurt
>> because the speed limit in Colorado is 75, and I was in a 24' Ryder truck
>> with a car attached to the back and a governor that wouldn't let us get over
>> around 65mph!!!  So we were driving around 10mph under the speed limit
>> through that state. The amazing part is that we were passing people!!!  In
>> the MD/DC/VA area, the general rule seems to be to drive around 10-20mph
>> over the speed limit (I think 75 is a very reasonable speed).  But in
>> Colorado, people were routinely going 10-15mph UNDER the speed limit.  

Hmmm, the Colorado I drove in (Colorado Springs/Denver area) I went
between 85 and 90 and barely creeped up on other cars.  

 
>>  I have to say that EVERYONE in Colorado drove in the right
>> lane and passed in the left.  Almost nobody ever stayed in the left lane
>> when they weren't passing.

Apparently their DMVs are much better than ours!

T
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Subject: Re: 60 in a 75 zone!
Date: 1998/08/11
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