is this doable? **Update** Made it

[lasergecko]

It is funny how everyone assumes speeding is dangerous. Speeding is only dangerous when idiots do it and hurt others and themselves. (The idiots of the world running it for those of us who can drive, good thing too that seat belts help natural selection along). It can be equally if not more dangerous to go below the speed limit and the a burden to people who obey the rules.

There is also the fact that if you speed you are not on the road as long and there for it is less time for you have an accident.

I've also read that the speed limit is set at the median speed that actually drive at. Then on top of this the insurance companies pay for the radar guns for cops to use to pull people over. Thus, cheap radar guns + unrealistic speed limit = $$$ for towns and insurance companies.

 

[gravediggah]

Put it this way...I live in Tulsa, OK and I go down to Dallas, TX often, I figure if I can make it to Dallas which a little less than 300 miles in about 3 1/2 hours, you should be able to make 440 in less than 8hrs....

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: Anubis
ok i got to drive home and back today. its ~220 miles 1 way. so that?s 440 miles. And i need to do it in under 8 hours without getting arrested? think ill be able to pull this off?

and I cant just drive 80 the whole way. also of it is crap roads and ones that go through towns and are highly watches by the popo

it's doable

I drove 320 miles in like 3 hours

220 is cake.


STICK TO MAJOR HIGH WAYS , GO WITH FLOW OF TRAFFIC, DONT BE THE LEAD CAR OR THE LAST CAR.

Good luck


BTW that was from NY - - - - - DC it was more like 330 miles but I took short cuts.

My average speed was like 80-85 occaisonal 120's here 130's there depending on which parts of the highway.
Oh yea.. I passed several state troopers and under cover troopers going like 85+ they didn't do anything. Just don't brake~ if you see them. Just speed roll slow.

 

[dugweb]

dude, get off of anandtech and go... lol

 

[Anubis]

updated.

ands about the route i can only drive on highways for a lil bit then it becomes a 2 lane in each dir. but its 55. and it goes through towns. its the most direct route. any other woudl take 2x as long

 

[TheBoyBlunder]

Originally posted by: Anubis
ok i got to drive home and back today. its ~220 miles 1 way. so that?s 440 miles. And i need to do it in under 8 hours without getting arrested? think ill be able to pull this off?

and I cant just drive 80 the whole way. also of it is crap roads and ones that go through towns and are highly watches by the popo


UPDATE*****
i pulled it off. i left here bout 145 got to my house at 545. with 1 stop for gas and 1 pee break. back on the road at 605 got back here at 940. 20 mn before T3 Started.

T3 wasent all that bad. definitly not as good as teh first 2 but still good IMO

I'm impressed that you pulled it off AND stayed awake through a movie.

 

[Anubis]

I'm impressed that you pulled it off AND stayed awake through a movie.

pffft thats nothing. i went to bed at 3 last night got up at 8. had a 2 hour class drove for just about 8 straight hours. watched a movie. im still up and kicking and will be for some time

 

[lasergecko]

What speed do you think you averaged? Peak speed?

 

[Turkish]

<--- 270 miles in 3.20 hours.

it's doable, I'd hit it.








(The road)

 

[Bulk Beef]

Good job - don't leave the Snapple bottle rolling around in the back seat.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: lasergecko
What speed do you think you averaged? Peak speed?

prob round 50. i did 75-75 when it was 65 and about 70 when it was 55. but you gotta average in all the times i was going 10 or stopped going through towns with stop lights and such

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: sward666
Good job - don't leave the Snapple bottle rolling around in the back seat.

The beer bottle scene in Dumb and Dumber just popped into my head