Tool: how far can I travel in x hours?
Many RVers have a rule of only driving x number of hours a day (they choose what x is). I was curious how many camping locations were around my home within a half day drive. I went in search of on...
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Houston Remodeler wrote:
When doing the math for 55 or 65 or 75 mph you'll find you simply can't drive enough miles in a day to make much of a dent past saving 15 or 30 minutes by driving faster.
Really? If I drive 55 mph for 10 hours, I go 550 miles. If I drive 65 mph for 10 hours, I go 650 miles. If I drive 75 mph for 10 hours, I go 750 miles. So by driving 20 mph faster, I can go 200 miles further. I think I have saved far more than 15 or 30 minutes.
It takes 13.6 hours to go 750 miles at 55 mph. Looks like a savings of 3.6 hours going 20 mph faster. It takes 11.5 hours to travel 750 miles at 65 mph. That's a savings of 90 minutes. Quite a bit more than your 15 or 30 minutes.
-Michael
