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Maybe don't drive at 90+ mph. Problem solved!!!
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May 17, 2022 21:30
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There are some long, boring, open, empty stretches of land in the US. Some places have posted signs of 80+, I'm sure people do 10 over -- and more -- there.
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May 17, 2022 21:40
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I mean, the second you enter Cali you're going to get run over doing 85 in a 70.
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May 17, 2022 21:41
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Russian Bear posted:Maybe don't drive at 90+ mph. Problem solved!!!  I've been passed doing over 90 on that highway before. If you're not doing 80 in Texas someone in an F-350 Freedom Edition dually is going to run your rear end off the road. 
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May 17, 2022 21:43
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You can drive safely slower than the speed limit and no one is going to run you over. If you're unable to do that, maybe you shouldn't be driving.
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May 17, 2022 21:45
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depends where you are I guess but suburban freeways will easily move at 80 in the middle lanes if poo poo is actually moving in addition to the aforementioned big empty US interstates that go through thrillingly scenic Middle Of Nowhere pls do not drive slower than the speed limit unless you absolutely have to
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May 17, 2022 21:46
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Russian Bear posted:You can drive safely slower than the speed limit and no one is going to run you over. If you're unable to do that, maybe you shouldn't be driving.
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May 17, 2022 21:49
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Whatever yall gotta say to justify your speeding. Just say you want to go fast and are willing to make the mortality tradeoffs instead of hiding behind "but it's safer for me to go faster!". It's not safer.
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May 17, 2022 21:54
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Russian Bear posted:You can drive safely slower than the speed limit and no one is going to run you over. If you're unable to do that, maybe you shouldn't be driving. yeah, I was being hyperbolical, I was just trying to say that traffic does flow at that kind of speed in some places
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May 17, 2022 21:59
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Russian Bear posted:Whatever yall gotta say to justify your speeding. Just say you want to go fast and are willing to make the mortality tradeoffs instead of hiding behind "but it's safer for me to go faster!". It's not safer. Oh my god this is such an annoying hill to die on. Yes it can absolutely be safer. Goons just said several examples and I can add another in the city I am in, the posted speed limit is 40 but flow of traffic is frequently at 60 or more. If you drive at 38 MPH in a middle lane you going to cause a lot of dangerous speed conflicts.
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May 17, 2022 22:09
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I've always wondered what the combination of higher speeds, plus heavy AC usage does to EV range. I see plenty of Tesla's around so I'm assuming it's OK. I'm probably going to buy myself a new car sometime in 2024, and I'm torn between getting a Mach-E, or the new S650 Mustang with the V8 and Manual since that may be the last Mustang to ever have a V8 Manual powertrain.
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May 17, 2022 22:10
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re: ev stuff, it is kind of cool that latest Ewan Long Way did the tip of South America to Los Angeles on EV motorcycles / Rivian trucks.
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May 17, 2022 22:11
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skipdogg posted:I've always wondered what the combination of higher speeds, plus heavy AC usage does to EV range. I see plenty of Tesla's around so I'm assuming it's OK. High speeds are really, really bad for EV range. Look at the range on the Harley Livewire: 146 mile city range, 70 mile highway range. Low, aerodynamic cars with low rolling resistance tires can help, but EV range falls off a cliff past ~65mph-ish. I can't speak for every single EV out there, but for my Kia Niro, using AC or not doesn't make a big difference to range. Using the heater is going to be much worse for range on most EVs, with ones that have a heat pump doing much better.
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May 17, 2022 22:34
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Considering how often people drive such long distances I'm going to file "200 miles at 90 mph" under the "300 miles at 70 mph" category, something nobody actually does enough to justify getting an entire car that can do it. Nothing changes with people and their irrational requirements for their vehicles.
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May 17, 2022 22:37
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KakerMix posted:Considering how often people drive such long distances I'm going to file "200 miles at 90 mph" under the "300 miles at 70 mph" category, something nobody actually does enough to justify getting an entire car that can do it. Nothing changes with people and their irrational requirements for their vehicles. There's nothing irrational about it. If you're spending that much on a vehicle ("that much" being the cost of any new car these days really) you really want it to everything you need for it to do. Rather than trying to calculate "just enough" and getting caught flat footed when something comes up that demands more. EDIT: Yes people who can buy a Lucid Air can afford multiple cars, but I would wager that unless they're a literal billionaire, it's still more than expensive enough where that mental calculus applies. Neo_Crimson fucked around with this message at 22:58 on May 17, 2022 |
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May 17, 2022 22:55
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KakerMix posted:Considering how often people drive such long distances I'm going to file "200 miles at 90 mph" under the "300 miles at 70 mph" category, something nobody actually does enough to justify getting an entire car that can do it. Nothing changes with people and their irrational requirements for their vehicles. I've done three road trips in the past year which included multiple days of 300+ miles of highway driving around 80 mph. There was a stop for lunch or dinner the middle of all of them though, so had there been a restaurant with a fast charging point it might not have been an issue.
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May 17, 2022 23:14
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Russian Bear posted:Whatever yall gotta say to justify your speeding. Just say you want to go fast and are willing to make the mortality tradeoffs instead of hiding behind "but it's safer for me to go faster!". It's not safer. y'all
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May 17, 2022 23:26
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It's absolutely safer to go with the flow of traffic. Somewhat ironically, the defensive driving class you can take to get points taken off your license for a speeding ticket, will tell you this.
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May 17, 2022 23:32
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Inner Light posted:Oh my god this is such an annoying hill to die on. Yes it can absolutely be safer. Goons just said several examples and I can add another in the city I am in, the posted speed limit is 40 but flow of traffic is frequently at 60 or more. If you drive at 38 MPH in a middle lane you going to cause a lot of dangerous speed conflicts. People will just go around you. It's amazing I know. Hey look I live in a western state where 80-85 highway traffic flow is common too. Vehicles do less than the speed limit and get to their destination safely all the time (have you ever heard of trailer trucks?). One time I drove 70 on a 75 and got to my destination completely safely WOW, how about that for an example. I get annoying about speeding, especially, the non interstate variety, because it's literally murdering pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and every other road user that's not in a 2 ton steel cocoon in every city across America. Don't get me started on the inane way speed limits are set in the US and how we don't build roads to match how fast we want cars to travel on them. PT6A posted:It's absolutely safer to go with the flow of traffic. Somewhat ironically, the defensive driving class you can take to get points taken off your license for a speeding ticket, will tell you this. Does this course specifically tell you that it's ok to speed to keep up with traffic? Russian Bear fucked around with this message at 23:36 on May 17, 2022 |
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May 17, 2022 23:33
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I drive at the speed of traffic so as to not make myself a hazard
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May 17, 2022 23:36
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Russian Bear posted:You can drive safely slower than the speed limit and no one is going to run you over. If you're unable to do that, maybe you shouldn't be driving. wrong op. There are a good half dozen states with with high enough speedlimits that if you can't maintain the flow of traffic you are a liability and will get your poo poo pushed in by some mouth breather in a luxury car. Especially when there's two or three morons that decide to measure cocks around a flotilla of slow moving large vehicles. I say this having traveled the country in the last year with a vehicle that can't break 80, and *barely* break 70 depending on conditions. It. loving. Sucks.
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May 17, 2022 23:40
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BlackMK4 posted:re: ev stuff, it is kind of cool that latest Ewan Long Way did the tip of South America to Los Angeles on EV motorcycles / Rivian trucks. That was a fun show but I think they were definitely getting more charging for the bikes in the super remote areas from the support charging vehicle than they were letting on.
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May 17, 2022 23:40
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Russian Bear posted:Does this course specifically tell you that it's ok to speed to keep up with traffic? Yes, actually. I did at as my driver's ed program rather than to get points removed, and they explicitly expected you to speed to keep up with traffic within reason (for example, if it's one in the morning, and there's one other person on the road going 40 over, don't do the same thing). They made the point that it would be a fail on the actual driver's test, but that in practice you should do it for safety. The only times I don't do it are in construction zones and school zones, both because the fines are that much more likely and larger, and because in those areas there's a very specific and good reason for the low speed limit. I keep right, and adjust speed as necessary. If I can tell that going the speed limit in a construction zone is going to gently caress up a merge for everyone, I'll speed up temporarily, for example.
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May 17, 2022 23:45
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Keyser_Soze posted:That was a fun show but I think they were definitely getting more charging for the bikes in the super remote areas from the support charging vehicle than they were letting on. Yeah, I agree, it seemed like the first part of the trip was a nightmare. I'm currently at the episode where they talk about Darien Gap but it seems like the show has picked up to where it should have been with respect to focusing on the ride, culture, sights, etc instead of charging drama.
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May 18, 2022 01:06
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I went over the speed limit once and literally murdered a pedestrian, cyclist, AND motorcyclist. Don't be me. It's pretty obvious from context that people are talking about going faster on highways where it's illegal in a lot of places for pedestrians/cyclists to even be on them. I've personally had people try and run me off the road for going to speed limit so it does happen. In urban areas and whatnot where there's lot of foot/cycle traffic? I don't even usually get to whatever the speed limit is because I'm too busy looking out for people.
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May 18, 2022 01:59
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One of the reasons I'm not more interested in this generation of electric cars is the prospect of driving to Las Vegas in one. Lots of high speed freeway travel in an environment that will tax the cooling system. But then again I've been thinking I'll replace my current car soon for more than 10 years, so who knows.
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May 18, 2022 02:20
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Russian Bear posted:
Posters are talking about the practice of maintaining the speed of traffic flow on a multilane road *which is actually safer to you and everyone else around you in the appropriate circumstance* Sure if you are doing 50 over in a suburban zone you can go gently caress yourself. But thats not what is being discussed here.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Posters are talking about the practice of maintaining the speed of traffic flow on a multilane road *which is actually safer to you and everyone else around you in the appropriate circumstance* The poster I was replying to specifically mentioned 40mph speed limit, which would be on a multi lane in a city setting. Anyway, good thing cars are as safe as they are, because people are sure as poo poo never going to slow down.
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May 18, 2022 05:03
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If people would loving stay to the right and pass on the left, cars going 50 and cars going 90 could share the same road and we wouldn't be having this discussion.
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May 18, 2022 05:16
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Tricky Ed posted:One of the reasons I'm not more interested in this generation of electric cars is the prospect of driving to Las Vegas in one. Lots of high speed freeway travel in an environment that will tax the cooling system. EVs deal better with heat than cold. It might be slightly less convenient than a gas car but it would be perfectly doable.
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May 18, 2022 05:29
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Neo_Crimson posted:EDIT: Yes people who can buy a Lucid Air can afford multiple cars, but I would wager that unless they're a literal billionaire, it's still more than expensive enough where that mental calculus applies. Buying a bolt and renting something for the times you need more range would be way less expensive than buying a lucid. This logic leads to everyone driving half ton pickups so they’ve got every possible base covered.
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May 18, 2022 05:31
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The highway speed limit here is 130 km/h aka 80 and you can go 150 without getting into too much trouble. I don't really spend enough time driving on highways to make a difference but if I did, I'd certainly want to be able to go around 3-4 hours at those kinds of speeds . Also consider cold and rain or slush and you really need a ton of paper range.
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May 18, 2022 05:40
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i understand no one drives 300 miles in 1 go, but most evs are not 300, they're 200-270? Also realistically, you're driving until 15-20%, equivalent of fueling up at the 1-2 gallon left mark, because not all chargers work and no one drives literally until 0% to their recharge station. So it's actually 150-220ish? Minus another 10% for AC, god forbid heater. Minus another 10% because who drives literally 70mph constant with no hills. Electric cars are still reasonable, especially since they leave home (assuming you have a house) at full (but also get an e-bike, oh wait we live in america nvm). But I definitely got antsy going anywhere over 70 miles away especially away from cities thinking I may have to find a charger before coming home.
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Reading these various replies just cements the fact that the US needs far better infrastructure for alternatives to the car and that it seems nobody should actually be driving if they incapable of looking ahead to spot potential hazards. I then remember my first visit to the US where someone piled into the back of us at a fair speed because we had the audacity to stop for a red light  If everyone is driving fast then you're putting pressure on terrible drivers to be able to react to a given situation that much quicker. And I think we all know too many drivers are unable to cope going parking lot speeds. Olympic Mathlete fucked around with this message at 07:09 on May 18, 2022 |
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May 18, 2022 07:04
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gas here is fuckin $2.30/L time to get a prius and a motorcycle
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Having just a scooter to get around was very nice when I was paying a dollar a week for gas. Cons were doing this in the subtropics and getting rained on all the loving time.
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I like driving. A lot. I'm also convinced more and more that auto radar tickets doling out 200$ tickets for 1mph over are loving required. For safety and for fuel economy. Make 55mph the max. Nail everyone going over to a cross. Make it 500$ for 18 wheelers. /grandpa rant over
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May 18, 2022 15:09
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LeeMajors posted:I like driving. A lot. I agree that we need automated speed enforcement in the US. When I lived in Texas, I believed that truckers don't speed. It turns out that Texas just has high freeway speed limits, and trucks in the US actually drive 66-68 mph everywhere, regardless of the speed limit. In Texas they were doing 68mph on 70 and 75mph limit roads, in Tennessee they're doing 68mph in 55 and 60mph limits.
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Truckers are going the fastest speed that the governor on their truck allows them to at all times. Time is money. Part of it is also that the Northeast just has artificially low speed limits and you're expected to go 10 over. I've never been pulled over for doing less than 15 over on a divided, limited access highway. Those speed limits are for the winter and when it's lovely out. It's just a thing everyone knows here. KillHour fucked around with this message at 15:45 on May 18, 2022 |
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Make it so your speed is limited directly by energy consumption so F-350s can go 45 mph while Tesla Model 3s can go 130 mph
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