HOV Lanes ARE NOT a Speedway

If people actually stayed in the right lane, then you wouldnt have to worry. But theres always the ass that has to sit in the left lane and ride right next to the car doing the same speed in the right lane. Also the speed limit is 65mph. I dont see any hazard in going 10mph above the speed limit. The only people that care are the troopers. I wish it was like Germany. :(

-Rob

from another study:

"Cars involved in casualty crashes were generally travelling faster than cars that were not involved in a crash: 68 per cent of casualty crash involved cars were spedding compared to 42 per cent of those not involved in a crash. THE DIFFERENCE WAS EVEN GREATER AT HIGHER SPEEDS: 14 per cent of casualty crash involved cars were travelling faster than 80 km/h in a 60 km/h speed zone compared to less than 1 per cent of those not involved in a crash.

Above 60 km/h there is an exponential increase in risk of involvement in a casualty crash with increasing travelling speed such that the risk approximately doubles with each 5 km/h increase in travelling speed.

By working back from the risk estimates we have concluded that nearly half (46 per cent) of these free travelling speed casualty crashes probably would have been avoided, or reduced to non-casualty crashes, if none of the case vehicles had been travelling above the speed limit. A more conservative estimate, based on calculation of stopping distances and impact speeds, indicates that 29 per cent of crashes would have been avoided altogether, with a reduction of 22 per cent in the impact energy of the remaining cases.

Again using the conservative method, we estimate that an urban area speed limit of 50 km/h on all roads, with the present level of compliance, would be likely to result in a reduction of at least 33 per cent in the number of free travelling speed casualty crashes.

Well either way Im going to continue to travel between 70 - 80mph. Sorry if you dont like it.

basic math, people!

70 miles @ 70 mph = 1 hr

70 miles @ 80 mph = 52.5 minutes [dohhhh!! thx slugde. im dyslexic, thats my excuse!! lol]

the only way you will make up a significant amount of time is if you are driving a VERY long distance, like HOURS. [so watch out when i drive 'home' to jersey! lol] [:D]

leave home a FEW minutes earlier!

why get all worked up and endanger you and others on the road. is your 8 friggin minutes worth bothering and endangering everyone around you? slow down, relax, enjoy the road. listen to howard stern [BABA BABA BOOEY! BABA BABA BOOEY! BABA BABA BOOEY! [:p]]

and you have to love those people who are sooo stupid they believe that passing you ONE car length is magically going to transport them thru space and time and get them where they need to go a CENTURY earlier! well if speed kills then natrual selection shall surely eliminate the problem. [xx(]

oh and i recently witnessed [legally speaking] an accident in the HOV lane in Arl b/c some jack*** in a minivan passed TWO[!] DOT 'arrow trucks' and slammed into the 3rd b/c they wouldnt merge over when they were supposed to. i told the cops 'the driver drove like an ass and paid the price and was to blame. no sympathy for u types out there. i'll clap when u crash b/c u hav no regard for anyone else. too bad i cant upload the jpeg i took. [xx(][B)]

god, people are so dumb it amazes me (and yet they are so sure and think so highly of themsleves). [:o)]

muschi,

Please recheck your math. [B)]

Agree that 70 miles @ 70 mph = 1 hour

-- but 70 miles @ 80 mph does not = 1 hour + 8 mins. Going that distance at that speed would take less than 1 hour.
I think the answer should be 0.875 hours and that equals about 52.5 mins.

Agree with your point that one really doesn't save much time by driving 80 mph over 65 or 70 mph.

Have a great New Year -- and Keep on Sluggin'! [:)]