Over here in the UK, large goods vehicles (semis etc) are restricted to 60mph on dual carriageways - tho most do somewhat less for fuel economy reasons - so I usually do a little more which makes me no more of a nuisance than the HGVs - and avoids them holding everyone else up by having to overtake me - but also assuages my ecological conscience/improves my range. I think this is a reasonable compromise.
It is interesting to note that despite fuel being around the £8/gallon over here, you would not know it from the speed that everyone still drives at on the dual carriageways and motorways... at least 70mph and many much more (limit is 70mph for cars but not very well policed). Clearly the price of fuel will have to rise considerably more before it has any significant effect in reducing highway speeds. Perhaps a little government education would be helpful. I doubt many people are aware of the exponential rise of fuel use with speed or the direct link that has to their car running costs. Perhaps the same mentality applies in the US. If so, you have a lot longer to go before rising fuel costs start to affect driving and car buying habits en masse. MW On 6 May 2013, at 06:09, EVDL Administrator wrote: > On 5 May 2013 at 21:52, Bob Bath wrote: > >> I must do (at least) 65 mph > > Yikes! You have my sympathy for your restrictive traffic laws. Around here > most expressways are posted "45 mph minimum," or have no minimum speed > posted at all. I have never had any problems driving 50-55 in 60-65mph > zones. I don't consider having a lot of folks passing me to be a problem, > though I know some do. > > I try to avoid rush hours for obvious reasons. At other times I'm seldom > alone in the right lane, though often my company is large, heavy trucks - > regrettable, since many of them emit unsettling quantites of thick, oily > diesel exhaust. > > David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA > EVDL Administrator > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not > reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my > email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
