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BENZ-LGB · #13 06-26-2006, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by AustinsCE

Amazing that in 50? 60? years despite all the safety improvements, vehicle responsiveness, technology, alleged driver education, tire quality, etc. the speed limits stay the same. I would like to see the exact amount states make on speeding tickets. But I know what you mean, they dont even feel right below 90.

Austin, the big limiting factor remains the quality (or lack thereof) of our highways.

When I make the trip from So. Calif. to Santa Fe, NM, I have to constantly hold back my speed on the California portion of the trip. Even through the Mojave stretch of I-40, the highway is not conducive to high speed motoring. Once I get to Arizona and New Mexico I can let her fly.

I have to say that the roads in Arizona are great. New Mexico has pretty decent highways. I have no experience with the rest of the Southwest.

So no matter how good or how safe our cars might be, it is still the quality of the road that limits speed.