Effect of weight on braking for trucks.

jimh425 wrote:
You need to rethink the 62 in an 80 or know that it’s just a matter of time before someone runs into you. You’ll be just as dead when you go off the road whether you are the one driving slow or fast. I also don’t understand why 57 in a 65 makes sense when many of the back roads are 65 or more as well.

It would be better to get off the main roads if you want to drive that slow. If you weren’t aware, it’s pretty common for people to drive 5 over. So, you are talking 85 vs 62. That drastically reduces the reaction time of the other drivers since you are traveling more than 25% slower than a lot of the traffic.

Fwiw, the non interstate roads typically have better views and are usually more direct, so it would be a win for you to stay off the interstates. Still, if you are forcing people to pass on 2 lanes due to your dramatically slower speed, there is still the chance that you will be the cause of an accident on the slow roads if you drive even slower on the 2 lanes.

Btw, I’m not saying drive 80 or 85. I’m simply reminding that the main cause of accidents on the interstates is the difference in speed, and the biggeest cause of accidents on backroads is passing. So, anything you can do to not contribute to those two issues would be good.