The only backlash he'll get from me is that I was in Tempe, not on the highway
so I wasn't even doing 55 for the photo radar to catch me speeding (going from a
40mph to a 30mph zone and they put a radar there, sigh). On the highway home I
can do 70 and only be 5mph over the speed limit and even with AC on I still get
over 30mpg (wish I had one of the hybrids that get 70-80mpg).
> Give it up, Bill.
>
> You and I are blessed with the ability to relax a little,
> and probably live longer and happier lives for it.
>
> I drive a '78 half-ton pickup truck, so I go 50 and
> 55 tops to make the most of my horrible gas mileage.
>
> But my foot's a little heavier in the Toyota Camry.
> The amazing thing is, they don't ticket speeds within
> 10 MPH of the limit. I feel unsafe if I go any faster
> than that, except on the freeway; and VERY unsafe if
> I'm the fastest thing on the road.
>
> For some people, speeding is visceral: too focused on
> getting there to let anything be in the way, or to take
> an extra second for the minor benefit of staying alive
> and out of traffic court.
>
> And for some it's a matter of asserting self over the
> constraints of society. I know some really nice people
> whose only primal outlet is a lead foot. ;-)
>
> Vic
>
> P.S. -- I predict you'll see a little bit of backlash.
> No, it doesn't save gas. Yes, it gets me there faster.
> And those idiots don't have any right to tell ME
> how fast I can drive.
>
> William Lindley wrote:
> >
> > So don't speed. All you really get to faster is the filling station and
> > the brake shop.
> >
> > Driving 65 instead of 55 saves you a few minutes at most. Join me in
> > driving the double-nickel, even if the speed limit is higher. Helps cut
> > our dependence on foreign oil too.
> >
> > "55 saves fuel, 55 saves lives, I drive 55."
> >
> > \\/
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