GregC
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my view is that the "danger" of interstates is mostly (a) drivers going waaayyy over posted speed, and (b) construction or other abrupt changes in lane structure (which combined with (a) is a recipe for disaster). I generally go about 8-9 mph over posted on good interstate with normal traffic (my view being influenced by the state trooper trope of "nine you're fine, ten you're mine). Most of the time that puts me in the right lane as others are doing 20-40+ over posted go past.
The vast, vast majority of drivers (of any vehicle) cannot react quickly enough at 80 or 90 mph -- at 90 mph you'll cover 132 feet in 1 second. If I'm on the interstate and the traffic starts getting jinky, I just get in the right lane, breath, and take it easy -- I'll get where I'm going eventually.
The vast, vast majority of drivers (of any vehicle) cannot react quickly enough at 80 or 90 mph -- at 90 mph you'll cover 132 feet in 1 second. If I'm on the interstate and the traffic starts getting jinky, I just get in the right lane, breath, and take it easy -- I'll get where I'm going eventually.