500 miles under 50 mph
Sooo, I posted in an other thread about the new 2500 HD I just bought. Great truck, nice truck, could not ask for a better truck. Buuuut, I'm reading the break in requirements and it says drive 500 ...
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CarnationSailor wrote:I am not going to get into it, but yes, I would argue that California made statistically the wrong choice in having alternate speed limits for those driving on the same road.
If I'm driving 50 mph in the right lane of an interstate and the average speed of traffic is 70+ mph, everyone approaching me from behind is going to want to pass me.
If I'm driving 50 mph in the right lane of a two-lane road and the average speed of traffic is 60+ mph, everyone approaching me from behind is going to want to pass me.
The percentage of cars that want to pass me is the same - 100 percent in both cases.
However, passing on a two-lane road requires getting in a lane where you could encounter oncoming traffic as well as traffic entering or leaving at intersections. Passing on an interstate is always done with the flow of traffic and there are no intersections.
I don't believe the only factor involved with safety is the speed differential. I think passing against traffic versus passing with traffic has to factor into the equation.
Consider this: California limits vehicles towing trailers to 55 mph including on their interstates. If I'm on I-5 where the speed limit is 70 and people are driving 75+, I am expected to observe the 55 mph limit for trailers.
Did the state of California make an incredibly unsafe decision when they made this law?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_curve
