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#3596881 - 06/24/12 11:20 PM Re: I apologize for driving within the speed limit. [Re: Suicidal_6]
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Originally Posted By: Suicidal_6
I love my 60 mile roundtrip commute to work. I might see 10 - 15 vehicles on a busy day.


Same here kind of, and about the same distance. I leave my house at 05:45 every morning for work and since I'm in the country I might see one car for about 15 miles, and then it gets crazy and there will be 15-20 other cars for the remaining 15 miles (getting closer to Ft Wayne's airport where I work). Going home is different at 17:00 (5:00pm). Lots of cars then.

Guard drills on Sundays is even better...maybe 10 cars seen in the morning...and probably 8 of them are in my Air Guard unit, and all of those are in the second 15 miles. wink
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#3596895 - 06/25/12 12:25 AM Re: I apologize for driving within the speed limit. [Re: Desert Eagle]
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The semi driver who pulls out of the far right lane to pass another semi while going up a hill at 1/2 mph faster, while a line formed behind him?


That one drives me crazy. I see that happen every day.

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#3596898 - 06/25/12 12:29 AM Re: I apologize for driving within the speed limit. [Re: Airdrop01]
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Originally Posted By: Airdrop01
What are these kph of which you write?


It's that annoying second row of numbers on my speedometer. biggrin

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#3596910 - 06/25/12 01:28 AM Re: I apologize for driving within the speed limit. [Re: Desert Eagle]
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I love that I can legally drive over 100 in Canada -- the number feels great even if it is in kph...

But buying fuel in liters is no joy.
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#3596950 - 06/25/12 06:25 AM Re: I apologize for driving within the speed limit. [Re: Desert Eagle]
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I worked for an American owned company, a few years ago they brought in GPS tracking/asset tagging of the engineers cars, so the engineers all went on strike until they removed it. The company still managed to fit the GPS tracking a year or so later.
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#3597074 - 06/25/12 12:47 PM Re: I apologize for driving within the speed limit. [Re: Billzilla]
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Originally Posted By: Billzilla
Originally Posted By: Airdrop01
What are these kph of which you write?


It's what 99% of the world uses.
You guys should really join the 20th century ...... frown


Make it the 21st, and we have a deal!
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#3597256 - 06/25/12 07:10 PM Re: I apologize for driving within the speed limit. [Re: Skater]
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Originally Posted By: Skater
I routinely drive at 110mph - 120mph.

Slower than 90mph is like sleeping to me.

On a recent trip from NYC to Hartford, CT I averaged 123mph from the time I crossed into CT until I arrived at my destination. Rented Audi. I think I am going to have to buy myself an Audi A5 or S5. They are so bad-assed.

-Skater


New Yorkers are infamous for causing all kinds of havoc on our roads up here. driving


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#3597970 - 06/27/12 01:52 AM Re: I apologize for driving within the speed limit. [Re: Airdrop01]
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Originally Posted By: Airdrop01
What are these kph of which you write?


LOL!!


100kph = 62mph = max speed for commercial transport trucks on Autobahn, and what crappy cars will do, or novice drivers

170kph = 105mph = typical "medium" traffic speed on Autobahn

240kph = 150mph = typical "faster" traffic speed for quality cars/drivers on Autobahn...these guys usually form a micro-convoy, perhaps 50 meter spacing between them, anywhere from 3 to 6 cars...mixture of Passat's, BMW's and Mercedes

300kph = 186mph = passed by a Porsche 911 going roughly about that speed...freaking nutz! But...no, his car wasn't splattered all over the road 10 minutes later...German drivers are very disciplined and while they drive FAST, they don't take STUPID moves. That may seem to contradict itself, but it isn't.
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