I guess 80 mph is the new 65 mph
I just got back from a 7 day vacation in Myrtle Beach SC , I left Maryland and did the I 95 route . Now this trip we didnt take the trailer , ( not my choice ) Now I am running with traffic , adverage...
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CKNSLS wrote:Tires can be upgraded to LTs. All it takes is money and the desire for better tires. The observing posters haven't mentioned seeing any tire failures among the "speeders". Perhaps they are running LTs.MEHoffman wrote:caseyhoward wrote:
Just my 2 cents .. We just came home from seven weeks on the road and I couldn't believe how many towable and fifth wheels with kids in the back seat of the truck past me when I was doing 65 MPS .
They hade to be doing 75 or 80 MPS because like others said they were out of view in no time.
I spent many years working accidents from an EMS point of view.
It's not how fast your truck can pull comfortably. Its how does it stops from with a RV behind you 75 or 80 MPH the higher speeds you drive the harder it is for you to stop.
You can tell me you wouldn't have trouble stopping and I will tell you that is not what I've witnessed over the years.
Amen brother! It ain't how fast you can go, but how fast you can stop under complete control!
I like to see how they stop with a ST tire blowing up in to hundreds of pieces due to excess heat due to excessive speed!
