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Did you hear that they're thinking about raising the speed limit on the ICC...to 60? I am convinced that the people that make the decisions on the ICC speed limit, tolls and enforcement strategy all drive Camrys.
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01-17-2013, 03:12 PM | #62 |
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Never thought of it that way, but I think that may explain why a midwestern boy like JV is so fond of it.
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Slow is Safe 50 Was Too Thrifty, So... Drive 55, Arrive Alive 55 Saves Lives Don't you know all this?
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The ICC is both ridiculous and wonderful. Wonderful because since the ICC got completed I get an additional 5 hours a week with my wife... at least. Ridiculous because it's a modern three lane road with huge merge areas, great sightlines, almost no traffic, perfect pavement and gradual curves... yet the speed limit is 55 and it's heavily patrolled. WTF?! |
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Those pictures look cold. There was standing ice around here the last couple mornings and a pond I drove by was frozen over. WTH? Fortunately, the coldest week in Las Vegas memory (or so I hear from people that actually have a Las Vegas memory) is over with 20 degree + temp increases today.
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From what I hear, the road's automated systems look for vehicles that are "wanted" - folks with outstanding warrants, terrorists, that kind of thing. The police that patrol the road aren't county or state police - they are the Maryland Transportation Authority Police.
I know that there has to be a lot more to it. But it's definitely odd. And I can tell you I've gone past them running radar at over 75 mph on a couple of occasions and was not pulled over. |
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Love the Toyota one: http://jalopnik.com/5977020/if-car-c...ns-were-honest
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And if they speed, they nearly always get to such speed by accelerating as slowly as possible.
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