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Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car? |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Sat Jan 1 22:42:08 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Spider-Pig on Fri Dec 31 21:15:00 2010. Ok thanks noted. It had those 4 speed limit signs IIRC, as was mentioned here already: trucks/cars/day/night. |
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Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car within NYC limits? |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Sat Jan 1 22:45:02 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car within NYC limits?, posted by New Flyer #857 on Sat Jan 1 15:03:16 2011. It blows goats. When I'm heading down to ride the Holiday Shoppers Special Vintage Train from 2 Av-LES, I do like 65 down the FDR. That road is great. Dips and bobs and curves and tunnels. You can easily catch air. |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Sat Jan 1 22:46:16 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car within NYC limits?, posted by Spider-Pig on Fri Dec 31 21:17:36 2010. Isn't the BQE like straight as an arrow with no place for cops to hide? Why is hitting 90 MPH an achievement? |
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What is the Fastest You Have Taken That Hill at 96th St on the SB HHP? |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Sat Jan 1 22:50:15 2011, in response to What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Mitch45 on Thu Dec 30 17:27:35 2010. What is the Fastest You Have Taken That Hill at 96th St on the southbound Henry Hudson Parkway in Manhattan in New York City? And did you catch air? The speed limit is 50 MPH iirc. I think I've taken it as fast as probably 70 MPH bur I don't think I've actually gotten the car to take flight yet at that spot. |
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Re: What is the Fastest You Have Taken That Hill at 96th St on the SB HHP? |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Sat Jan 1 22:50:59 2011, in response to What is the Fastest You Have Taken That Hill at 96th St on the SB HHP?, posted by Terrapin Station on Sat Jan 1 22:50:15 2011. What is the Fastest You Have Taken That Hill at 96th St on the southbound Henry Hudson Parkway in Manhattan in New York City? And did you catch air? The speed limit is 50 MPH iirc. I think I've taken it as fast as probably 70 MPH but I don't think I've actually gotten the car to take flight yet at that spot. |
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Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car within NYC limits? |
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Posted by G1Ravage on Sat Jan 1 23:22:30 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car within NYC limits?, posted by Terrapin Station on Sat Jan 1 22:46:16 2011. If it happened during the day, the never-ending congestion would render such a feat impossible.Even at night, the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway tends to see more traffic than the average city Interstate Highway. |
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Posted by italianstallion on Sat Jan 1 23:31:28 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sat Jan 1 16:49:59 2011. ???? |
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Re: What is the Fastest You Have Taken That Hill at 96th St on the SB HHP? |
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Posted by italianstallion on Sat Jan 1 23:37:23 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Taken That Hill at 96th St on the SB HHP?, posted by Terrapin Station on Sat Jan 1 22:50:59 2011. Love that hill. I may have done 65. |
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Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car? |
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Posted by Fred G on Sat Jan 1 23:44:24 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Easy on Fri Dec 31 15:33:59 2010. Virginia is tough, too. Those guys pop out from out of nowhere in I-81.your pal, Fred |
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Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car within NYC limits? |
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Posted by Fred G on Sun Jan 2 00:05:29 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car within NYC limits?, posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Fri Dec 31 19:20:10 2010. I was being sarcastic. I drove it a lot faster in a Saab 99 in the late 70's. That car was glued to the road and I don't know what I did through those Cypress curves but it was a lot faster than the recommened 25 lol.your pal, Fred |
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Posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Sun Jan 2 00:35:20 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Terrapin Station on Sat Jan 1 22:34:38 2011. Since it was the summer season when I took the trip, automatics were in short supply, and from what the agent at Sixt told me, this was the last auto they had left. I usually tend to hold off on making reservations for a car rental on a trip until the last moment in case of poor weather, but due to my laptop failing on the trip, I wasn't able to give myself the lee-way that I needed to get a better car. The original plan was to drive from Berlin to Hannover on the A2, but I wasn't able to secure anything for that stretch, so I ended up driving aimlessly on a loop from Frankfurt Airport via the A3, A45, A5, and A3. So, while I saw more of Berlin, I ended up minimizing my time in Hannover, skipping out on Hannover, but I rode the Neubaustrecke Köln-Rhein/Main during daylight. Admittedly, I loved driving on the lightly traveled A45 in the hills of Hesse so it may have been well worth it.Next time, I'd probably try and rent a Mercedes Benz C class, and do so ahead of time. Mind you, I hope to have more money saved up as the one day rental nearly cost me $300 if one includes the cost of gas and fees... |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 02:04:58 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Catfish 44 on Sat Jan 1 21:28:44 2011. The Belt is not nearly as tight or twisted as the JR Parkway. |
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Posted by Grand Concourse on Sun Jan 2 02:20:34 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 02:04:58 2011. Yup. Hopefully when they get around to building those new bridges, the belt will be even faster [no more narrow lanes or old pos bridges]. |
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Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car within NYC limits? |
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Posted by Mitch45 on Sun Jan 2 05:41:10 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car within NYC limits?, posted by SMAZ on Fri Dec 31 14:24:42 2010. The fastest I've gone within NYC limits as a driver is about 75 in my brother's 1997 Ford Taurus SHO on the eastbound GCP near Little Neck Parkway. Fastest I've gone as a passenger is 87 mph on Union Turnpike in Bayside in my friend's '82 Chevy Cavalier (of all cars). He got pulled over by a cop but didn't get a ticket because the cop had run out, so he got let off with a warning. |
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Posted by RIPTA42HopeTunnel on Sun Jan 2 09:28:47 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car within NYC limits?, posted by AlM on Fri Dec 31 16:58:39 2010. Parts of the Clearview are also a big temptation.I got a ticket for 72 on the Clearview. Not sure if that was my fastest or not; I think I've gone faster on the Belt Parkway. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 10:05:24 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car within NYC limits?, posted by RIPTA42HopeTunnel on Sun Jan 2 09:28:47 2011. I got a ticket for going 74 on the Northern State many years ago. |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Sun Jan 2 10:06:38 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Sun Jan 2 00:35:20 2011. Wow. Ok. |
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Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car within NYC limits? |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Sun Jan 2 10:08:44 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car within NYC limits?, posted by G1Ravage on Sat Jan 1 23:22:30 2011. It's not that hard. Traffic can already be doing 65. You hang back a little or see a break in traffic and then you hammer it in a car with halfway decent acceleration and it shouldn't take too long to get to 90. Another 30 seconds. |
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Re: What is the Fastest You Have Taken That Hill at 96th St on the SB HHP? |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Sun Jan 2 10:09:54 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Taken That Hill at 96th St on the SB HHP?, posted by italianstallion on Sat Jan 1 23:37:23 2011. Preach on. |
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Re: What is the Fastest You Have Taken That Hill at 96th St on the SB HHP? |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Sun Jan 2 10:10:10 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Taken That Hill at 96th St on the SB HHP?, posted by Terrapin Station on Sat Jan 1 22:50:59 2011. bumpWhat is the Fastest You Have Taken That Hill at 96th St on the southbound Henry Hudson Parkway in Manhattan in New York City? And did you catch air? The speed limit is 50 MPH iirc. I think I've taken it as fast as probably 70 MPH but I don't think I've actually gotten the car to take flight yet at that spot. |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Sun Jan 2 10:38:07 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Terrapin Station on Sat Jan 1 22:37:30 2011. My pleasure. I feel best and safest driving the limit but that doesn't mean I think only of myself and make it hard for people to pass me, especially since they will pass me eventually anyway, difficult or easy. |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Sun Jan 2 10:40:52 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Terrapin Station on Sat Jan 1 22:38:47 2011. Keep left? I always thought the left lane was the passing lane. I was once told (not that I follow it) that if there are 3 lanes, the left is passing, the center is regular travel, and the right is for exit / entry. In practice, I find the right is for speed limit and under, the center is for just above the limit, and for passing a car in the right lane, and the left lane is for way above the limit / passing a car in the middle lane. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 10:52:09 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by New Flyer #857 on Sun Jan 2 10:40:52 2011. Technically it was the case that the left lane was supposed to be for passing, but in modern traffic volumes, that would be all but impossible to not use it as a real lane. |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Sun Jan 2 10:53:21 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Terrapin Station on Sat Jan 1 22:38:47 2011. You're living in England now? |
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passing at speed |
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Posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 10:59:49 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by New Flyer #857 on Sun Jan 2 10:40:52 2011. here`s a question for ya`ll.if the speed limit is 55mph on a h`way,how fast can you go to pass someone? |
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Posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 11:01:57 2011, in response to passing at speed, posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 10:59:49 2011. also if the speed limit is posted at 55mph,what is the slowest you can go? |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Sun Jan 2 11:03:55 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 10:52:09 2011. If exiting from the left, you have to use it, however. I try to accommodate as much as possible with not dragging along but I still try to stay as close to the limit as possible and I wait until the last 1/2 mile or so to get into the left and then most drivers understand that I'm not trying to slow them down, and that I have to be in that lane to get off.Going west on the GCP for the JR is an example. I've been doing 50 all the way through on the right lane and then I have to go two lanes left and then just before the exit out of nowhere the speed limit changes to 40, (I end up at around 47 or 49), but I know I'm still slowing people down -- but only for a few seconds. I wish there was a sort of "I'm sorry" light I can put on behind me! |
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Re: passing at speed |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Sun Jan 2 11:07:58 2011, in response to passing at speed, posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 10:59:49 2011. Technically you can't go over 55. So if you want to be a perfectly ideal citizen, the only reason why you're passing is because someone is going below 55 and so 55 is suitable for passing. I know that's not the way it is in practice, but I'm just answering the question as I understand it. Once over 55, you are technically speeding regardless of your lane. |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Sun Jan 2 11:09:35 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 11:01:57 2011. Again, being technical as I was in responding to your previous message, as long as there is no minimum speed I think you can go as slow as you want. I'd say once you get down to the 20s however, you might get pulled over out of police suspicion. |
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Re: passing at speed |
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Posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 11:12:35 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by New Flyer #857 on Sun Jan 2 11:07:58 2011. then you answered correctly. |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Sun Jan 2 11:13:37 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by New Flyer #857 on Sun Jan 2 11:09:35 2011. Some places have minimum speed limits, I think they tend to be 10-20 MPH below the posted maximum limit. |
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Re: passing at speed |
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Posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 11:14:21 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by New Flyer #857 on Sun Jan 2 11:09:35 2011. now you have answered incorrectly.you must stay at the posted speed. |
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Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car? |
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Posted by Catfish 44 on Sun Jan 2 11:16:08 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 02:04:58 2011. I know that. You said the Belt has received upgrades over the years. I asked what upgrades. |
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Re: passing at speed |
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Posted by Fred G on Sun Jan 2 11:38:48 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by New Flyer #857 on Sun Jan 2 11:09:35 2011. Even if not posted, there is a legal minimum speed. One can't go 20 miles an hour in a 65 mph zone without penalty. As others have said it's usually 10 to 20 mph lower than the upper limit.your pal, Fred |
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Posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun Jan 2 11:39:13 2011, in response to passing at speed, posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 10:59:49 2011. Theoreticly if person is driving at posted 55 Mph and you are allowed to drive 55 Mph there would be no need to pass.If person goes slower than 55 you got right to pass at 55 mph |
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Posted by Fred G on Sun Jan 2 11:50:40 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by New Flyer #857 on Sun Jan 2 11:07:58 2011. IME, in practice there is a 5 mph buffer above the speed limit for passing where one won't be pulled over for speeding. Here in CT one can drive 70 and again IME even if one does get a speeding ticket, it will be tossed out in a blanket dismissal once it reaches court. "Anyone with a speed of 70 and under can go home" is what I was told. I didn't go home but I left just the same :Pyour pal, Fred |
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Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car? |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:10:56 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by New Flyer #857 on Sun Jan 2 11:03:55 2011. I use that exit from the Grand Central to the JR Parkway many times a month, but I usually drive in the left lane my whole trip anyway. I find the left lane to be the safest lane. The right lane is unsafe as you constantly have people merging in and out infront of you and you are constantly having to brake for merging, etc. The Middle lane is safer than the right lane, but you also have people going in and out a lot from either side of you. The left lane is the safest in my opinion, as there are very few left exits in the area (at least compared to the majority being right exits), and you don't have the constant pulling in and out and merging around you there. The right lane is the least safe. |
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Re: passing at speed |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:12:25 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by New Flyer #857 on Sun Jan 2 11:09:35 2011. gain, being technical as I was in responding to your previous message, as long as there is no minimum speed I think you can go as slow as you want. I'd say once you get down to the 20s however, you might get pulled over out of police suspicion.That is not true at all. Most highways in have a minimum speed of 40 if the speed limit is 55, there's signs usually next to the speed limit signs. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:13:30 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 11:14:21 2011. You don't have to go "55" if the speed limit is 55, but there usually is a minimum speed limit. When it's 55, it's usually 40 minimum speed. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:14:10 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by Fred G on Sun Jan 2 11:38:48 2011. Correct. Actually really slow drivers cause many accidents around them too, and are sometimes almost as much of a problem as speeders. |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Sun Jan 2 12:14:59 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 11:14:21 2011. I've never heard of a "posted speed," only a "speed limit" and in some cases a "minimum speed." But I'm open to new things. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:15:16 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by Fred G on Sun Jan 2 11:50:40 2011. Cops generally allow a 10 mph buffer before they would pull you over. Technically, they can pull you over for going 65 in a 55, but they generally don't. |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Sun Jan 2 12:16:11 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:14:10 2011. I can see why there should be a minimum speed but don't think it fair that it's not posted. |
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Re: passing at speed |
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Posted by Fred G on Sun Jan 2 12:18:07 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:14:10 2011. Correct.I know :P your pal, Fred |
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Posted by Fred G on Sun Jan 2 12:19:20 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:15:16 2011. I've only seen 5; 10 is pushing it IME.your pal, Fred |
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Re: passing at speed |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Sun Jan 2 12:20:28 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun Jan 2 11:39:13 2011. And, if you are trying to follow the law perfectly, it becomes annoying if someone is doing 53 because then it would take a long time to pass and you're next to each other for a longer period of time, which isn't very comfortable. That's why I think a buffer is suitable for passing, say 60. Most officers probably think the same way but I've never seen official signage to that effect. |
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Re: passing at speed |
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Posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 2 12:20:29 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:13:30 2011. wrong,legally you have to do what is posted,not that its enforced.attend any safe driving course&they will tell you this. |
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Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car? |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Jan 2 12:21:08 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by Catfish 44 on Sun Jan 2 11:16:08 2011. Compared to the JR Parkway? Just driving it and you will see a huge difference. The Belt is no worse than the Grand Central or Northern State. It doesn't have Interstate Hwy standards, but it's not the "JR Parkway" either.For a trip back in time to what all the Parkways once looked like, take a drive on the Bethpage Parkway. View Larger Map |
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Re: passing at speed |
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Posted by Fred G on Sun Jan 2 12:21:40 2011, in response to Re: passing at speed, posted by New Flyer #857 on Sun Jan 2 12:16:11 2011. It should be common sense for the most part, but yeah, for the novice driver, posting would be most helpful.your pal, Fred |
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Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car? |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Sun Jan 2 12:21:54 2011, in response to Re: What is the Fastest You Have Traveled in a Car?, posted by New Flyer #857 on Sun Jan 2 10:38:07 2011. But why does the limit feel safest to you? |
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