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Seems in general people slow as you go north. Maybe it's the weather, or maybe speeding is proportional to the amount of gridlock traffic one is subjected to.
Average is probably 70 in a 65 on I5 here. I'll do 72. I don't even slow down when I encounter the speed traps as they are looking for people doing 10+ over. If I were ever to get pulled over, I'd try out Scott Adam's suggestion of asking the officer "how can I help us keep safe today".
In my youth I had my license suspended a few times due to speeding tickets. I was battling a 2 hour commute each way, so when I could, I drove 85. In Oregon, suspension happens if you get 3 tickets in 2 years, and the record doesn't reset once you are suspended, so another ticket, another suspension.
The semi trucks are limited to 10 MPH lower than other traffic (55 instead of 65 typically). They'll do 5 MPH over (60). Always amazes me when I'm in another state and see a double trailer doing 80.
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