National Speed Limit

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

3) I see nothing wrong with driving in the left lane, unless someone behind you wants to go faster. So drive in the left lane all you want, but if someone starts creeping on your bumper, move over and let them by.

I would agree with you on this one. The problem is that people don't seem to care who's coming up behind them. I think some drivers stick to the left lane so they don't have to deal with people exiting and entering the highway but don't take into consideration drivers who may want to pass.

Also, 100mph probably isn't a realistic speed limit, but 75-80 is. Is that too fast?

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

I would agree with you on this one. The problem is that people don't seem to care who's coming up behind them. I think some drivers stick to the left lane so they don't have to deal with people exiting and entering the highway but don't take into consideration drivers who may want to pass.

Also, 100mph probably isn't a realistic speed limit, but 75-80 is. Is that too fast?

In certain remote areas, 75 or 80 would be fine. When you have low-volume roadways, you can increase the speed and still be pretty safe.

But along the I-95 corridor, where it's really busy, 75 or 80 would be irresponsible. The grandmas will still stick to 50 MPH, and now you'll have people stretching the higher speed limit and going up to 90. That's too much of a speed differential between the grandmas and the speedsters. You'd have too many deadly accidents, all so we could get someplace 10% faster. Not worth it.

You can't make speed limits a national thing and apply them to all interstates anywhere. If you tried to make I-76 here in Philly (the Schuykill Expressway) an 80 MPH road, it'd be complete suicide to drive on it. There are no shoulders in many spots; there is a concrete median in the center with no shoulder, and hardly any shoulder on the right, nestled right up against cliffs. Speed limits need to be set accordingly with local driving conditions in mind.