On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 08:35:44 -0400, "J. Clarke"
wrote:
>Calif Bill wrote:
>> "J. Clarke" wrote in message
>> I have driven a lot of long trips. And most of the time 50 mph is
>> about what the average speed is. You have to stop for gas, food and
>> removal of used food. Only time I averaged over 60 mph for a long
>> trip was from Biloxi, MS to Oakland, CA. in 1965. Averaged 63.9
>> mph. And we drove across Texas at about 100 mph at night. Never got
>> over 110 mph. But that is a rare trip for high average speed for a
>> long trip. We drive 500 miles to the kids in SoCal. Even setting
>> the cruise control on 82 mph, you still get slowed down by traffic.
>> And food stops and filling up before I hit the LA traffic.
>
>And if you end up managing 50 mph then you drive 8 hours and 20 minutes
>a day instead of just 8 hours. Big deal.
I'm puzzled by your math here. 63.9/50 is a factor of 1.278, so
the equivalent mileage at 50mph would require driving a bit over
10 hours.
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