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The beginning of the end :-/
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/...peed-Limit.php
Still in a country where the greatest race track on the planet* is a public one way road there is still much to enjoy :-) Kind regards Bruno * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%BCrburgring |
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The beginning of the end :-/
In article >,
Carbon > wrote: > Not many people know this, but for a long time there was no daytime speed > limit in Montana. In 1972, that's where I determined experimentally that my 240Z got 19 mpg at a steady 100 mph. No daytime limit, but IIRC it was 55 at night, prudent considering the deer and pronghorn frolicking after dark. Instead of a speed limit, the state marked the locations of fatalities: one red pole per wreck, supporting one white cross per death. Some curves were lined with poles. Some poles carried half a dozen or more crosses--entire families, presumably. It certainly got my attention. -- Lanny Chambers St. Louis, MO '94C |
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The beginning of the end :-/
On 08 Apr 2008 03:54:52 GMT, Carbon > wrote:
>Not many people know this, but for a long time there was no daytime speed >limit in Montana.... Ummm, for a long time, there was no daytime speed limit on the Ohio Turnpike. When you entered Ohio, the signs just said "Drive Accordingly." -- Larry |
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The beginning of the end :-/
Back when I was all of ten years old, my father bought a new 55 Chevy 6cyl
automatic 210. It replaced a Studebaker with manual shift and overdrive. At that time the speed limit was "reasonable and proper". The state police hated this, because it was almost impossible to give out a speeding ticket and have it hold up in court. Anyway, my father was most unhappy to find out that the Chevy would only do about 86 mph, thanks to the automatic, and got about 20% less gas mileage than the Studebaker. And, the Studebaker would go at least ten miles an hour faster. Unfortunately, in those days, the Studebakers had ring wear problems, and usually needed at least rings between 50 and 60 thousand miles. "pltrgyst" > wrote in message ... > On 08 Apr 2008 03:54:52 GMT, Carbon > wrote: > > >Not many people know this, but for a long time there was no daytime speed > >limit in Montana.... > > Ummm, for a long time, there was no daytime speed limit on the Ohio Turnpike. > When you entered Ohio, the signs just said "Drive Accordingly." > > -- Larry |
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