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>>Insignificant difference in arrival time

For a 10 hour trip (from DC to Montreal, just to pull an example
out of thin air), the difference in arrival time is 1-1/2 to 2 
hours for 65 Mph vs 55 Mph.  I wouldn't call that an insignificant 
difference.

How many of you have had the experience of looking down at your 
speedometer and suddenly discovering that you are going 70 when 
it felt like you were just cruising along at 55? The old junker 
that I used to drive never had that problem, since it would start
to shake and rattle above 60, but when driving a newer car, there
is no physical cue that you are driving fast. You have to constantly
look at the speedometer every few minutes to make sure your foot
hasn't crept too far down on the pedal. Driving is stressful enough
without having to watch the speedometer every minute for the entire
trip. Thankfully my new car has cruise control, which relieves some
of that burden, but cars are designed to run 65 to 70, and there 
is simply no good reason, other than adding revenue to the state
treasury and GEICO, to force them to go slower. When I set my cruise
control to 55 on the BW parkway, EVERY other car passes me and is
thus breaking the law. If a cop wanted to, he could probably ticket
me for obstructing the flow of traffic. Thus I conclude that there
is no possible way to drive on the parkway without breaking one law
or another. 

Dan Schultz
dschultz@sssp.gsfc.nasa.gov

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