What is your average freeway/highway speed?
Was just curious, what is the Average Highway,/freeway speed Most of you drive, and if that is from a gas or diesel coach?
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7.5L gas Vectra here.
The OEM Ford chassis manual says that max torque for this coach is developed around 55 MPH so I set the cruise for 60 and call it done. Sometimes I am doing the speed limit and other times I am under it.
:D
fuelly.com says that towing a minivan nets us an average of 6.7 MPG at the moment:
I do however, fundamentally disagree with comments that rolling at 60 MPH is a traffic hazard. The observations about dangers posed when losing a steer at high speeds are spot on. Look at what happened when an RV here in Oklahoma City was traveling at low city speed limits and lost a tire:
http://www.koco.com/article/rv-crashes-into-northwest-oklahoma-city-apartment-complex-police-say/22150635
Additionally, this flawed traffic hazard assessment does not factor in all the *millions* of safe miles driven yearly by OTR freight hauling semi's who are moving below posted speed limits.
A "safe" rate of travel is more about evaluation of the conditions as they change and risk acceptance as opposed to a flat and static number on the speedometer that makes someone feel good.
The OEM Ford chassis manual says that max torque for this coach is developed around 55 MPH so I set the cruise for 60 and call it done. Sometimes I am doing the speed limit and other times I am under it.
:D
fuelly.com says that towing a minivan nets us an average of 6.7 MPG at the moment:
I do however, fundamentally disagree with comments that rolling at 60 MPH is a traffic hazard. The observations about dangers posed when losing a steer at high speeds are spot on. Look at what happened when an RV here in Oklahoma City was traveling at low city speed limits and lost a tire:
http://www.koco.com/article/rv-crashes-into-northwest-oklahoma-city-apartment-complex-police-say/22150635
Additionally, this flawed traffic hazard assessment does not factor in all the *millions* of safe miles driven yearly by OTR freight hauling semi's who are moving below posted speed limits.
A "safe" rate of travel is more about evaluation of the conditions as they change and risk acceptance as opposed to a flat and static number on the speedometer that makes someone feel good.
