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Old 07-11-2011, 06:27 PM   #22 (permalink)
PaleMelanesian
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
OK, but if the rest of the traffic really is doing 90-100 mph, it seems like your odds of being rear-ended, or causing a chain-reaction collision somewhere behind you, have just gone through the roof.
Trust me. Traffic is not going anywhere close to 90. Maybe a couple crazies (see above) but the general flow is at or just above the 70 limit. I'm in the right lane keeping pace with (but not drafting) the trucks.

As I posted earlier, it doesn't take much to get as good or better mileage without drafting. 65 mph solo = 70 drafting in the case of the Odyssey.
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