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"Ken M." wrote:
> 
> Arif Khokar wrote:
> >
> > "Ken M." wrote:
> > >
> > > Yesterday I drove 315 miles of Route 81, from (near) Bristol, TN to
> > > Route 66 in Virginia. I only saw one car (the entire trip) tie up
> > > the left lane. He was driving at 65 mph -- the limit.
> > >
> > > I also experienced the newer "60 mph limits" in a few small
> > > areas and the limit was being ignored by everyone! Most drove
> > > at 65-70. Many trucks on the road last night and we just kept
> > > driving along (average speed 73) with no problems.
> >
> > So, Bruce Harper, John Lansford, and Scott Kozel, what do you think of the
> > new 60 mph limits on I-81 that we were debating about a few months ago now?
> > If traffic is ignoring the new speed limit, then what was the point of
> > posting it?
> 
> Don't be misled by what I wrote. Last night I was driving with a
> group of 18 wheelers, who keep in contact via CB radios, and they
> alert one another about radar traps. What I experienced may not
> be the "norm" and there may be radar/plane enforcement measures
> used at other times. If I were the only one on the road last night,
> I'd probably be paranoid -- and be driving between 60 & 63!

Understandable behavior when driving by yourself.  It isn't fear of having
an accident that leads many people to be paranoid of exceeding the speed
limit when alone on the road.  Regardless, I'm sure that packs of cars go at
least as fast as you said at other times as well.  But, as you might have
read in posts on lowering the speed limit that I and the 3 people I referred
to had a discussion about, you might have read that the main argument was
that the VDOT conducted a study and found that a lower speed limit in the
Roanoke area and Harrisonburg area was necessary for safety pending actual
improvements on the road itself.  In fact, I believe that both Bruce and
John mentioned that the proportion of trucks vs cars was about 50/50 at
times warranting a lower speed limit.  If what you say is true, then the new
speed limit has no purpose and shouldn't be there to be used against drivers
who happen to be driving 70-75 mph by themselves at off peak times.