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From: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS])
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: danger region: nonintercepted speeds - (nf)
Message-ID: <342@watdcsu.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 6-Aug-84 15:59:57 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug  6 15:59:57 1984
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> A friend of mine always claimed that 62 mph was the upper limit; he said he
> had driven past cops at 62 without being stopped but he had been stopped at
> 63.  His experience was chiefly limited to Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.  (Of
> course, it could be that his old rattletrap didn't do more than 62...)

Even if the patrollers were that picky, I doubt very much that you
could trust *any* car's speedo to the accuracy of 1 mph.  That's 1.5%
margin of error at around 60 mph, and should you check some recent
road tests in car mags, you'll find that it is not very often that
this tolerance is reached even in *new* cars.

I think more than the absolute speed of the vehicle the deciding
factor would be the speed in relation to other traffic.  On the 401
(here in Ontario), the speed limit is 100 km/h (about 62 mph for you),
and yet the Ontario Provincial Police will allow most cars to drive at
115 km/h (usually).  However, if everybody elese is going at 100, and
you are at 115, watch out!  Also, factors like traffic conditions,
weather and road conditions come into play.  It's generally much
better to play it according to the current situation, instead of
religiously setting your cruise control to 62 mph every time.

	Tom Haapanen
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