JVS
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Wed Apr-19-06 01:06 AM
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Poll question: Some people in GD want a 55 mph speed limit |
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Wed Apr-19-06 01:07 AM
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1. Like it matters, I drive what speed I want, where I want |
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Wed Apr-19-06 01:08 AM
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Wed Apr-19-06 01:08 AM
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5. The fucking kids were begging for it |
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Wed Apr-19-06 01:09 AM
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8. If you don't wanna get hit, stay off the road - not hard to understand |
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I have the same beef with those Mr. Yuck stickers.
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Wed Apr-19-06 01:12 AM
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10. There was a man in my neighborhood who thought that he'd surprise... |
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his wife by putting a Mr. Yuk sticker on the head of his penis. The problem was that they use a special adhesive on those so that they won't fall off a can of bleach (which I suppose some kid would take as an indicator that it's time to chug chug chug). Anyway, the guy had to go to the hospital to have the sticker removed.
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Wed Apr-19-06 01:14 AM
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15. I didn't know you lived that close to Randomkoolzip |
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Wed Apr-19-06 01:07 AM
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2. good, conserve, conserve, conserve |
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and easy on the starts at the stoplights too
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Wed Apr-19-06 01:09 AM
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7. I doubt 55 gets much better mileage than 65 |
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Edited on Wed Apr-19-06 01:09 AM by JVS
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Wed Apr-19-06 01:11 AM
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9. My Saab got the best gas mileage at 75-80mph. |
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Depends on the car, I think. My Jeep starts losing fuel efficiency (like it has it anyway) above 60mph.
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Wed Apr-19-06 01:12 AM
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11. I agree. But you go to the western states or sometimes |
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anywhere else depending on time of day, it seems everyone is going 80+ except the semis
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Wed Apr-19-06 01:13 AM
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13. Well lowering the speedlimit would only punish the people who obey then. |
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If people are going 80+ then they should be pulled over based on the existing 65 or 70 limit
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Wed Apr-19-06 01:13 AM
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14. its how fast you accelerate where you burn most gas |
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Dont drag race from the light and you will save the most gas.
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Wed Apr-19-06 01:55 AM
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24. I don't push the car at the light or stop signs. I am very fuel conscious |
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even before the prices started going up. If we had prices here like they do in Europe, I bet people would ease up on that gas pedal
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Wed Apr-19-06 03:45 PM
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27. I've driven in Europe, they certainly don't ease up on the pedal |
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Wed Apr-19-06 01:34 AM
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At high speed (say, 45mph plus) the biggest factor is wind resistance, which increases with the square of your speed. I dare say a 10mph cut in speed can make a significant saving on petrol.
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Wed Apr-19-06 01:08 AM
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4. Tonight: third time in a row I got pulled over for speeding and no ticket |
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Edited on Wed Apr-19-06 01:08 AM by jpgray
I think the cops are fucking with my head. I didn't even have my wallet with me this time.
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Wed Apr-19-06 01:08 AM
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6. Just tell the truth, it's cause your Dad's the mayor |
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Wed Apr-19-06 01:12 AM
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12. Next time I'm going to set my license on my crotch and say "Your move" |
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Wed Apr-19-06 01:14 AM
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"Hey, you were speeding too"
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Wed Apr-19-06 01:15 AM
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18. "My taxes pay your salary" |
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"Yeah there's a fire, and now your bacon fat is spattering all over my upholstery."
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Wed Apr-19-06 01:19 AM
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20. You really don't hear "bitchin camaro" referenced much anymore. |
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Wed Apr-19-06 01:15 AM
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17. "I say we double the legal BAC threshold" - Am I the only one to find this |
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hilarious? Bang on! I'll drive slow if I've got me beer! ;)
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Wed Apr-19-06 01:16 AM
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19. Are you refering to the post I made in the GD thread? |
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Wed Apr-19-06 02:40 AM
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26. Yes, I mean no offense, but it somehow tickled my funny bone. |
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The mental image of the day that law came into effect I think did it. People driving past cops pointing at the beer they are drinking to be precise. Yeh, it's been a long day, O.K.? ;) ;):):)
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Wed Apr-19-06 01:36 AM
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22. Some Geezers don't belong on the freeway |
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If someone is afraid of the highway traffic they should take the side streets.
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Wed Apr-19-06 01:37 AM
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23. My motorcycle's most efficient at 100 mph |
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About halfway through its power band. :o
It's tough, sometimes, though, to hit those kind of speeds in parking lots. :shrug:
The 55-mph speed limit is insane in a nation like the US, and not just because the highways are built for 85-mph speeds. Out here in the West, it's particularly barbaric.
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Wed Apr-19-06 02:02 AM
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25. They can jack it back down if they want |
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Nobody'll obey it.
Eh... they might slow down to 75.
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Wed Apr-19-06 03:55 PM
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28. Depends on the place. |
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In Britain the accident rate is lowest on motorways (are these the same as American free-ways) which have the highest speed-limits. In these cases what is most important is relative speed - i.e., is one travelling faster or slower than those around one. But when one leaves these major trunk roads to places where pedestrians come into play then everything changes dramatically.
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Wed Apr-19-06 04:12 PM
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30. Use your cruise control people! |
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I keep my thruway speed at 72-74 (trooper safe speeds!) and I think a steady pace helps. I have accounts 250 miles away, I can't go 55! :scared:
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Wed Apr-19-06 04:20 PM
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this admin will lower the speed limit y cut into their profits!
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