Point definitely taken. That's why I am the snack king on trips (as in stock up on at groc. store, and bring snacks with).
The reason I thought it seemed to favor the 55 number is that the times saved by going 55 vs. 45 were dramatically more than the times saved by going anything more than 55 (that they listed anyway). Why would that be? Brian On 3/11/06, David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Zoltan Finks wrote: > > I just ran across this little sheet of info that came with my auto > > registration. I wonder if it's true. Seems to be designed to support the > > magic 55 mph limit. If it's true, it is very interesting. > > The math looks about right. You could subsititute other speeds with > pretty much the same results -- they just picked 55 because it's a > common speed limit, no doubt. > > Of course, they don't figure any longer trips. If you drive 70 instead > of 55 on a 500 mile trip, you save nearly two hours. > > These are AVERAGE speeds, though. A lot of people don't seem to realize > that the key to getting a long distance quickly is to avoid stops, where > you're doing 0 mph. I can think of many examples of long interstate > trips where I've passed the same semi four or five times over the space > of a couple of days, because while he was doing 60 mph to my 75, I was > stopping much more often. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
