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| 1390.1 | about the same | SUBURB::THOMASH | The Devon Dumpling | Tue Mar 19 1991 11:24 | 14 |
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"and the traffic is stationary for the 6 mile approach to the Mormon
Temple"
equates to
"and the traffic is stationary for 6 miles on the east-bound approach
to the dartford tunnel"
Heather
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| 1390.2 | | SHIPS::SAXBY_M | Smoke me a kipper... | Tue Mar 19 1991 11:30 | 5 |
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This may be naive, but is 80 mph legal there? I know not all States
have the double nickel (55 mph) limit anymore.
Mark
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| 1390.3 | | SIEVAX::CORNE | Sometimes you get the Elevator, sometimes the Shaft | Tue Mar 19 1991 13:25 | 5 |
| No, but not that uncommon,
Jc
(are English MPH as good as American MPH?)
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| 1390.4 | | SUBURB::THOMASH | The Devon Dumpling | Tue Mar 19 1991 13:48 | 3 |
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Pah!
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| 1390.5 | | BOOKIE::DAVEY | | Tue Mar 19 1991 17:11 | 11 |
| 65mph is the new maximum limit on 'rural' highways in the US. Individual
states decide on which stretches of road they want to designate as 65mph.
The majority of roads are still 55mph maximum. I know that New Hampshire
and New York states have stretches of 65mph designated roads, but
Massachusetts at the moment has a balnket 55mph maximum.
My route through Massachusetts to New Hampshire to work is designated 55mph,
but this is widely ignored unless police radar surveillance is particularly
prevalent that day.
John
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| 1390.6 | Re: .1 | GRANPA::63654::NAYLOR | Purring again. | Tue Mar 19 1991 20:41 | 9 |
| Wow! I never knew there were that many mormons in this area! :^)
fwiw, the *average* speed of traffic on the DC beltway seems to be around
60-65, when the traffic's flowing well, even though the official limit is
55. Interestingly, the state police cruisers all "go with the flow" at
60-65, but the county boys (who need more money) will slow everything down
to the legal limit.
Brian
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| 1390.7 | | SUBURB::THOMASH | The Devon Dumpling | Thu Mar 21 1991 12:54 | 25 |
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And another thing.........
The beltway has an "inner ring" and the "outer ring",
the M5 has a "clockwise direction, and an anti-clockwise direction.
Have Americans had digital watches for so long that they've forgotten
to "tell the time?" :-)
I have travelled the beltway from Silver Spring to Rockville on the
"outer ring" on many occaisions during morning rush-hour for about a
year and a half, and although this was 8 years ago, I shall never
forget the Mormon Temple!
They even light it up at night, so you have something to look at whilst
you're parked!
The main difference on them is the speed, and speed differential, when
you can actually move.
You can have vehicles that are limited to 50mph max in the inside lane,
and 90+ MPH in the outer lane - you've got to be awake.
I found that most people on the beltway travel the same speed across
all lanes and it was about 55. (it was 8 years ago!)
Heather
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| 1390.8 | Strange sense of direction? | GRANPA::63654::NAYLOR | Purring again. | Fri Mar 22 1991 19:47 | 10 |
| > I have travelled the beltway from Silver Spring to Rockville on the
From Silver Spring to Rockville is north-south via route 97 or 185 or 355 or
even 270. The beltway at that point is east-west. Of course, you were going
the wrong direction! All the traffic jams up going west in the morning because
of all the poor people employed in the Pentagon who can't afford to live on
that side of town -prices within decent areas to the northwest are out of sight!
Needless to say, I travel east in the morning, and west in the evening :-) :-)
Jam? What jam? Oh, you mean over there!
B
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| 1390.9 | ex | SUBURB::THOMASH | The Devon Dumpling | Mon Mar 25 1991 09:40 | 9 |
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Even with the lovely jams at the Mormon temple, I found it quicker
to drop down to the beltway, and then go along to the Rockville turnoff.
All those other roads with everyone stopped at the 4-way signs, or loads
of lights, used to drive me crazy!
Luckily the job moved to Wheaton Plaza...................what a releif
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