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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic
I would bet if average speeds on Interstates were 80 MPH, traffic fatalities would double.
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The speed limit of I-15 between Salt Lake City, UT and the Arizona border is half 75, half 80mph. Everybody did 80 +/- 1 or 2 mph... from Prius to Hummer to 18 wheeler. The state troopers were out there, none of them ever had anyone pulled over.
SLC, UT to St. George, UT - 444kms on 31.6L - 7.1L/100kms - 33mpg
As for the carpool lanes, get rid of them! I've always found that (in most big cities: L.A, San Fran, Vancouver BC) the slowest lane is the HOV lane... except for Seattle... HOV lane users in Seattle know how to fly down the road!!