J. Rimas:
> > We even had a scary idea of getting our friends to drive us from Denver
> > to SLC by car - as a part of sightseeing. Gas is 4 times cheaper in the
> > US than in Europe so the price wouldn't be an issue but I guess one day
> > is not enought to go from Denver to SLC by car.
You would certainly prefer to have more time, because it's very scenic
country (even along on the main highways), but you can certainly drive
it in one day.
There is also a train, which mostly goes the same way as the road, but it
only runs once a day, it may be seriously late on the particular day that
you travel, and I think you may need a reservation even for a coach seat.
> > What is the speed limit on the highway?
Sarah Banick:
> The speed limit is usually 55 near cities
Or on most highways other than freeways (expressways, motorways, autobahns).
That speed is in mph, of course; it'd be about 90 km/h.
> 65-70 outside cities.
That's 105-112 km/h. But some states allow 75 mph (120 km/h) and Utah
is probably one of them.
> But out west, where there are large empty expanses of Interstate,
> people tend to about 20 mph higher!
Not all that many go over 80 mph (130 km/h) in my experience.
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