Hatunen wrote:
> 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.
He has about 2500 miles to drive, according to Garmin. He has 6 days to
do it in. At 50 MPH that's 50 hours of on the road time. Divide 50 by
6 and what do you get?
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