Is 85MPH The Safest Speed Limit?

[Sixxxxer]

Originally Posted by Avatard

Good thing there's nothing in the fucking middle between NY and LA, huh (I guess)? Keep's dem folks safe, I reckon.

I mean, take the Schuylkill expressway in PA, along the main line (Route 76).

Typical speeds are about 65-75. Think a slightly more stretched out "Deals Gap", and you kinda get an idea of the turns. In certain areas, there's virtually no shoulder (edge of mountain), turns are completely blind, speeds are 65-75 and sometimes higher...oh, one other minor detail: It's so overcrowded that if you leave more that one car length, someone will cut in.

It's like NASCAR. People fucking draft each other, at 75 and even 85.

There's parts of the Belt Pkwy in NY like this, only there it's 4 lanes wide chaos, not two, and there's the occasional shore-bound family replete with all manner of recreational equipment - toys, rafts, bikes, lawn chairs, etc. - doing 25-40 which act as multi-colored prickly slalom pylons, which everyone careens around madly in an effort to avoid "losing position".

Sounds like some people on this board wouldn't last 5 minutes on the East Coast.

The Schuykill Is downright scary when its congested but "flowing" I hate riding my motorcycle on it bc people dont look before they switch lanes...and they damn sure dont use a blinker.

and I've had multiple State troopers come into my work and flat out say the only people they bother to pull over on the NJTP and GSP is anyone doing OVER 85...and the speed limit is 65 for most stretches. So essentially your buffer is 19MPH over. its apparent that not every police officer has this mentality but the vast majority will agree with the higher speed limit being "safer"

Arent there parts of road in the desert that dont have a speedlimit?