Comments on: Imagine If People Really Drove the Speed Limit http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/05/11/imagine-if-people-really-drove-the-speed-limit/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: doug http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/05/11/imagine-if-people-really-drove-the-speed-limit/comment-page-1/#comment-5694 doug Tue, 12 May 2009 21:24:44 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=2124#comment-5694 Call me crazy, but I set my cruise control to 55 on the 210, 134 and 110 even when the speed limits are 65. Everyone, except truck drivers, are going faster than I am, but the highways are wide enough that passing me is no big deal. I get much better gas mileage, I only add 2-3 minutes to my trip, and I can actually look at the scenery once in a while. It's nice. Call me crazy, but I set my cruise control to 55 on the 210, 134 and 110 even when the speed limits are 65. Everyone, except truck drivers, are going faster than I am, but the highways are wide enough that passing me is no big deal. I get much better gas mileage, I only add 2-3 minutes to my trip, and I can actually look at the scenery once in a while. It’s nice.

]]> By: Sam http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/05/11/imagine-if-people-really-drove-the-speed-limit/comment-page-1/#comment-5676 Sam Mon, 11 May 2009 19:40:28 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=2124#comment-5676 When I take the 110 home to Pasadena at night, I like to get in the left lane and set the cruise control to 58 mph. You can drive without ever hitting the breaks, even on the curves. It is amazing, though, how many people ride my tail, flash their headlights, speed around me, only to slam on their brakes when they hit the curves. When I take the 110 home to Pasadena at night, I like to get in the left lane and set the cruise control to 58 mph. You can drive without ever hitting the breaks, even on the curves. It is amazing, though, how many people ride my tail, flash their headlights, speed around me, only to slam on their brakes when they hit the curves.

]]> By: Spokker http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/05/11/imagine-if-people-really-drove-the-speed-limit/comment-page-1/#comment-5672 Spokker Mon, 11 May 2009 17:28:30 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=2124#comment-5672 I was driving 25 in a school zone once while kids were getting into their buses. A woman in an SUV behind me honked, flipped me off, and went into the opposite lane to pass me. Go cars. I was driving 25 in a school zone once while kids were getting into their buses. A woman in an SUV behind me honked, flipped me off, and went into the opposite lane to pass me.

Go cars.

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