You'd have to drive 40 miles at 20MPH over the speed limit on the highway to save 10 minutes

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Mar 25, 2025
10:59:28am

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You'd have to drive 40 miles at 20MPH over the speed limit on the highway to save 10 minutes

Calculated 60MPH vs 80MPH - there is a 15 sec/mile delta. 10 min = 40 miles.

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life is short, getting to a destination 10 minutes faster is not worth the risk

CrashMcLarson

Mar 25, 10:47am

Yes it is

Superkid

Mar 25, 10:47am

281 deaths on the road in Utah last year

CrashMcLarson

Mar 25, 10:50am

Ok? Not following your point. But thanks for that info.

Superkid

Mar 25, 10:55am

speeding is a significant factor in traffic related fatalities

CrashMcLarson

Mar 25, 10:56am

Cool. I guess I'm more at risk of killing myself and maybe even you!

Superkid

Mar 25, 10:57am

please dont

CrashMcLarson

Mar 25, 10:58am

It's easy to be so nonchalant until tragedy affects you directly.

Ungoy

Mar 25, 11:00am

Well it hasn't, so I speed if I feel like it and it is safe to do so.

Superkid

Mar 25, 11:06am

It can be, but it's usually a mixture of speed and other factors that actually

russkiejedi

Mar 25, 11:33am

RE: life is short, getting to a destination 10 minutes faster is not worth the

CrashMcLarson

Mar 25, 10:48am

10? Takes a lot of miles to shave 10 minutes off.

Ghost of Peanut

Mar 25, 10:48am

You'd have to drive 40 miles at 20MPH over the speed limit on the highway to save 10 minutes

Skeptical Optimist

Mar 25, 10:59am

then it seems even worse to risk something so precious for a smaller return

CrashMcLarson

Mar 25, 11:01am

Drive from Provo to SLC, lots of people super anxious to save that 10 mins

Mar 25, 11:03am

Yeah if the speed comparison is 70 and 80. Ogden is 80 miles away. The time

Mar 25, 11:00am

use your bicycle and stay out of my way

claw

Mar 25, 10:49am

Been trying to tell my wife that for years!!

BYURider

Mar 25, 10:50am

Walking is much safer than driving. Why not walk and minimize risk even more?

reddead

Mar 25, 11:09am

roads are designed for a certain speed and we've placed speed limits accordingly

CrashMcLarson

Mar 25, 11:15am

They are designed for speeds much higher than the speed limits.

Superkid

Mar 25, 11:16am

the "design speed" is usually 5 mph over the posted speed.

CrashMcLarson

Mar 25, 11:37am

I don't think that's how roads are designed. They don't say this road is safe at

Superkid

Mar 25, 11:39am

lol. im a roadway design engineer

CrashMcLarson

Mar 25, 12:28pm

Sounds like you design dangerous roads then.

Superkid

Mar 25, 12:53pm

Also, I found the guy who drives 35 mph up a deserted canyon road in his Subaru.

Superkid

Mar 25, 11:42am

My current job involves drafting some proposed laws and interaction with UT's

reddead

Mar 25, 11:38am

im a roadway design engineer. i design roads

CrashMcLarson

Mar 25, 12:33pm

Speed limits in some small towns and rural areas are often set that way. But

scottfunkel

Mar 25, 6:09pm

Speed limits are set where they are with the understanding that people will

russkiejedi

Mar 25, 11:41am

People on Utah freeways drive like they are in a race. I try to leave some space between me and the guy ahead of me.

Cougar-Duck

Mar 25, 11:10am

Yeah, I don't mind the speed, but tailgating and zipping in is stupid.

Spine

Mar 25, 11:34am

Last I looked, driving a different speed is significantly worse than just

Spine

Mar 25, 11:33am

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