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>>I am a firm believer that the safest way to get there is to go the same speed as the rest of the flow. If traffic is moving along at 45mph - I go 45mph. If traffic is moving along at 80, I go 80 :o)
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>Whenever we changed duty stations in the Air Force we had one week of classes on local customs, a visit from the local state police to tell us about driving in their state, etc.
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>While in Orlando, Florida, a state policeman told a story about a lady he had stopped on hiway 50. The speed limit was 35 miles per hour and she was doing 50. The lady said, “Well, the sign said 50 so I was going 50”! The officer replied, “Lady, what were you going to do when you merged onto 440”?
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>>>And how fast do you drive on I-40? <g> I bet pretty fast when your daughter isn't with you and conditions allow. Just a guess.
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>>>>I start out just after the split and just off Hwy 421. I shoot down I-85 to work every morning. It is such a breeze. 30 minutes to work, but that's because I have to get off I-85 after just 10-25 minutes and drive through town. Now, I could take I-40 to get there too, but I-40 here is a nightmare!!!
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>>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Valley_(North_Carolina)
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>>>>>>>>>Is it out on 40 then? Greensboro to Raleigh is typically AT LEAST 1.5 >hours...
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>>>>>>>>Whats the max legal speed in NC ? :)
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>>>>>>>Around Greensboro, around 60 in the 35 zones..... or so it seems!!
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>>>>>>If you do 70 on I40 then your a slow moving target.
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>>>>>Amen to that, brother!! From Burlington to the I40/85 split, it is like the NC verson of the AutoBahn. I do about 73 in the 65, and I get passed by about everyone!