Best cruising speed for busy highways?

[Black3sr]

The other night coming home from Tororto I was at 120 with odd burst to 130 and 140 once. It was a Fitting experience. Just going with the flow - oh wait maybe a bit faster than the flow.

A friend just came home from South Africa. Limit is 120 and most drive 140. He had a rented BBP Fit. He was impressed.

[mahout]

Originally Posted by Black3sr

The other night coming home from Tororto I was at 120 with odd burst to 130 and 140 once. It was a Fitting experience. Just going with the flow - oh wait maybe a bit faster than the flow.

A friend just came home from South Africa. Limit is 120 and most drive 140. He had a rented BBP Fit. He was impressed.

Note he's talking klicks, or kilometers per hour, not mph. Multiply kph by 0.621 to get mph. 140 kph is 87 mph.

[TheFitman]

Originally Posted by mahout

Note he's talking klicks, or kilometers per hour, not mph. Multiply kph by 0.621 to get mph. 140 kph is 87 mph.

also please note he's talking km/hr not knots
multiply km/hr by 1.852 to get knots. 140 km/hr is 76 knots

common sense?

[TheFitman]

Originally Posted by mahout

The best and safest speed is what the mainstream traffic is doing. If they're doing 75 thats the safest, maybe not the best to avoid a ticket.
If you're by yourself whatever's comfortable just so you don't get a ticket. If they are too risky then its the speed closest to the mainstream that avoids a ticket. In that case its generally the right hand (slowpoke) lane too. And keep a eye on your rear view mirror; some nitwit may decide at speed to pass right and you won't see him coming easily.

only a nitwit would force a faster car to pass on the right!!!!!!
u should ALWAYS be in the right lane except to pass
if there is room on the right for another to pass, that means you are hogging the left/middle lane!!
stop being a dangerous pylon!! keep right except to pass!!!

going with the flow is the safest AND best way to avoid tickets (think about the herd avoiding the lion), remember you can get a ticket for driving too slow

[Chad T]

Originally Posted by TheFitman

also please note he's talking km/hr not knots
multiply km/hr by 1.852 to get knots. 140 km/hr is 76 knots

common sense?

Oh what a relief. I was worried somebody was going 140mph in a Fit and getting very poor fuel mileage.

[Black3sr]

Originally Posted by TheFitman

also please note he's talking km/hr not knots
multiply km/hr by 1.852 to get knots. 140 km/hr is 76 knots

common sense?

Knots? Who is at sea? Wait I was on Friday evening again driving to TO. Heavy heavy rain and wind. Lots of traffic. A touch on the brake light of a car ahead and you were pretty much blinded. Had the Fit up on the crest of a few waves or wait it was standing water. Had to slow it down to 80.

Easy conversion to MPH from KPH. Just multiply by .6. 100 kpm is about 60 mph or closer to 62 mph.

[Nancy08]

Obey the maximum speed limit posted on signs along our roads and highways, but always drive at a speed that will let you stop safely. As a general rule, drive at the same speed as traffic around you without going over the speed limit.


I always following the signs because I don't want to lose my License.

[CuRiOuSfIsH]

I have a GD w/ a 5 speed. All I will say is, 75MPH, 4K RPM cruise, NOT the most economical.