Comments on: 55 MPH http://nslog.com/2006/04/17/55_mph The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:54:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Ernie http://nslog.com/2006/04/17/55_mph#comment-18636 Ernie Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:16:18 +0000 http://nslog.com/2006/04/17/55_mph/#comment-18636 That section of erie bugs me to. I go throught there to ski and it just bugs the crap out of me. I feel like I have to obey since I'm out of state or the cops will bust me. You're right though I've never come across someone pulled over on that stretch. That section of erie bugs me to. I go throught there to ski and it just bugs the crap out of me. I feel like I have to obey since I'm out of state or the cops will bust me.

You're right though I've never come across someone pulled over on that stretch.

]]> By: Jonas Witt http://nslog.com/2006/04/17/55_mph#comment-18635 Jonas Witt Tue, 18 Apr 2006 18:37:29 +0000 http://nslog.com/2006/04/17/55_mph/#comment-18635 When it comes to speed limits, I really pity anyone not living in Germany. I don't think that not having speed limits in certain areas leads to more/more serious accidents. For me, it's just annoying to go at 75 mph when you could equally well go at 125 mph. You could of course go even faster if you car allows it; but travelling gets a bit uncomfortable over ~125 mph and I think it's not exactly reasonable too. Limiting speed on interchanges isn't wrong, but 55 mph is really low. Just go ahead and travel at 65 mph. When it comes to speed limits, I really pity anyone not living in Germany. I don't think that not having speed limits in certain areas leads to more/more serious accidents. For me, it's just annoying to go at 75 mph when you could equally well go at 125 mph. You could of course go even faster if you car allows it; but travelling gets a bit uncomfortable over ~125 mph and I think it's not exactly reasonable too. Limiting speed on interchanges isn't wrong, but 55 mph is really low. Just go ahead and travel at 65 mph.

]]> By: Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/2006/04/17/55_mph#comment-18634 Erik J. Barzeski Tue, 18 Apr 2006 18:12:20 +0000 http://nslog.com/2006/04/17/55_mph/#comment-18634 I work from home. This is a commute to a golf course. The only reasonable explanation is that Peach Street is often busy. As I said, I could see having a 55 MPH zone around Peach Street. But three exits away is far too extreme. I work from home. This is a commute to a golf course. The only reasonable explanation is that Peach Street is often busy. As I said, I could see having a 55 MPH zone around Peach Street. But three exits away is far too extreme.

]]> By: Bud Landry http://nslog.com/2006/04/17/55_mph#comment-18633 Bud Landry Tue, 18 Apr 2006 17:50:40 +0000 http://nslog.com/2006/04/17/55_mph/#comment-18633 I've noticed the GPS differential as well, perhaps linkable to the fact that you can put different sized tires on the wheels of your vehicle, or perhaps to a nudge tossed in at design stage, that people are going to coast along about speed limit plus 5 anyway. I'm curious as to the reasoning for Eriks daily commute 55 zone-- is there construction? Phantom Construction? An upcoming bottleneck I do sometimes wish for some preemptive speed zoning. I do a daily commute through a section that is five or six lanes of constantly gathering traffic, which then suddenly becomes two lanes. If some speed enforcement was being done a few miles down the road during the five laneness, there would not be a jam at the bottleneck. As it is, many speed in hopes to get their place in line, or just because they are not familiar with the upcoming slowing to a halt. I've noticed the GPS differential as well, perhaps linkable to the fact that you can put different sized tires on the wheels of your vehicle, or perhaps to a nudge tossed in at design stage, that people are going to coast along about speed limit plus 5 anyway.

I'm curious as to the reasoning for Eriks daily commute 55 zone-- is there construction? Phantom Construction? An upcoming bottleneck

I do sometimes wish for some preemptive speed zoning. I do a daily commute through a section that is five or six lanes of constantly gathering traffic, which then suddenly becomes two lanes. If some speed enforcement was being done a few miles down the road during the five laneness, there would not be a jam at the bottleneck. As it is, many speed in hopes to get their place in line, or just because they are not familiar with the upcoming slowing to a halt.

]]> By: Daniel http://nslog.com/2006/04/17/55_mph#comment-18632 Daniel Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:39:09 +0000 http://nslog.com/2006/04/17/55_mph/#comment-18632 In my experience, when a car's speedo registers 59mph, it's actually traveling at 56-57mph. This is true for my 2003 Jetta as well as my 1999 Taurus. Use a GPS receiver to see how far off your speedo is. Now, whenever I travel, I pay attention to the speed registered by my Garmin GPS V, which has an accuracy of .05 m/s (.11 mph). In my experience, when a car's speedo registers 59mph, it's actually traveling at 56-57mph. This is true for my 2003 Jetta as well as my 1999 Taurus.

Use a GPS receiver to see how far off your speedo is. Now, whenever I travel, I pay attention to the speed registered by my Garmin GPS V, which has an accuracy of .05 m/s (.11 mph).

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