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Originally Posted by larrybuck
and thanks for your warning about Ohio, Michican, and Florida! I posted the above before seeing your posts. If that is how it really is there; now I know which states to boycott on my travels. I've heard of old wife stories from the 60's, that Texas used to push people to go faster via PA from their cars??????
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On the turnpike in PA, the absolute min speed is 15mph below posted. Not sure what the penalty is. You can add that to the list.
I loved your rant
. Just a few things to consider. You have the option of taking rural routes, lol.
The reason that states have going from the 40/45 (in Michigan it was 45 before 1995 and even for some time after) is a very comprehensive study done (forget the guy's name) that showed the likelihood of an accident increases in magnitude the greater the speed differential. Its something like 1.5x greater at 15 mph difference, 2.5x at 20 mph difference and increases in probability even quicker from there. The difference in driving speed between vehicles is a greater factor in accidents then the posted speed limit according to the study. So as the Max speed raises, so must the min speed if safety is to be maintained.