75 Speed Limit - How Fast
We are heading to Utah from NC. I-40 most of the trip with speed limits at 75mph along much of the way. I do NOT go that speed when pulling. What do you guys do? ETA: Carlisle HD Radials rated t...
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valhalla360 wrote:12thgenusa wrote:
Most interstate highways also have a posted minimum speed of 55 mph. If traffic engineers thought that was so unsafe don't you think they would increase that number?
Those that think slower drivers are unsafe should probable slow down theselves in case they overtake one of these "unsafe situations".
I am a traffic engineer...max and min limits on freeways are set by politicians not engineers.
Actually in many places we have been successful in increasing the truck speed to 65mph because it creates safety problems when you have a small number of vehicles going substantially below the average.
The ideal for safety is to have everyone going the same speed.
Thank you for your professional information not that it will change any of the opinions here about driving slow not being a hazard but very nice to hear from a traffic engineer about slower traffic being a hazard for everyone else.
