appropriate expressway speed?
What is an appropriate speed to drive on the expressway while towing?
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W.E.BGood wrote:
Turtle n Peeps..."The difference between 55 and 75 is a lot of miles when you figure 8 hours of driving a day. 160 to be exact. And if you figure it over 14 days one can travel over 2000 more miles."
Turtle, you really wouldn't want to drive 600 miles EVERY DAY for a vacation would you? But, I understand, you're right that some, for any number of reasons, just don't have as much time to "get there". And some of us are blessed (as in retired) that we can enjoy the journey as much as the destination.
Regards, BGood
600 miles for a strictly travel day is a starting point for DW and I. 750 is ideal. 70 mph for 11 hours with one stop for food, and a second for gas. 37 gallon tanks are a godsend.
I have 16 days to get there, relax do all I want and get home. On a 6000 mile trip last year, going 70 instead of 55mph, save me around 25 hours behind the wheel. That's 2 full waking days!
