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Originally Posted by botsapper
Speed has been originally designed for it. The Federal-Aid Highway Act 1956 set a uniform standard that depending type of terrain that the minimum two-way, 12ft width, 10ft right shoulder & left 4ft paved shoulder travel lanes in each direction are constructed to have safe max banking and speed dynamics at 50-70 mph. With modern suspensions, tire tech and standard ASC, we could easily travel even faster.
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I would have to find my source, but I have been under the impression for years that the speed limits were based for primarily emissions, and then safety standards.
I do agree, if people can't afford to drive 100 miles to nowhere at 85 in a 60, they will just drive the 10 miles to the store. At 48 in a 35.
It seems many people do not place a value on their true expenses, rather, they would sooner drive at 20%+ over the speed limit to save 2 minutes. Why not just leave two minutes earlier?