I seem to remember that the speed limit on the KC turnpike was 85 at one time. Or is my memory not quite right?

A fascinating map of global speed limits - Vox

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At one time Montana (or Nevada) had a speed limit of "Reasonable and prudent". Supposedly, the local Magistrate decided if your speed was......or wasn't.


BTW: It's the Kansas Turnpike.

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Over 1,000,000 miles in Benzes, Since66

....and a whole passel of BMW 2002 and Tii

OK Kansas Turnpike. Been a while since I've been down that road.

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Time to move to the Northern Territory of Australia. I don't speak German.

With some other states upping their limits maybe Nevada will try to stay with the times. I know there are some upcoming bills in the state legislature regarding increasing speed limits.

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83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

Drove across Nevada in 1966 with my parents in a 1964 Olds Cutlass with a 425CI engine. Probably averaged over 100mph. I remember looking over and seeing the speedometer pegged. Not sure I'd consider that reasonable and prudent.

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1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

I've been across the state a few times. I-80 between Elko and the outskirts of Salt Lake City is pretty much unpatrolled. I've cruised at a steady 95 and was still getting steadily passed. I took US 50 once and kept it in the triple digits probably over half the time from the state line to Fallon. For some reason I got really lousy fuel mileage on that tank

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

Iirc, MT is going back to that. Wife and I drove to Glacier National Park this past summer and we hummed along around 80. Saw 125 a few times as well.

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In other news, there's a petition going on at whitehouse.gov to legalize lane sharing by motorcycles. California has had that for years. Nevada came close last legislative session. I'd love to be able to do it legally.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

Skippy, What exactly is "lane sharing by motorcycles"? Is that 2 motorcycles sharing 1 lane or 1 motorcycle and 1 car sharing 1 lane (Yes, I have seen it). I was passed by a motorcycle doing well over 100mph. It went between me an another car. Well that was in South Carolina which explains a lot.

PaulM

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It's the practice of riding a motorcycle in the space in between two cars, also known as lane splitting. When done properly it reduces traffic congestion and cuts down on bikes being rearended by cars.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

Thanks, but I always thought that was legal everywhere.

Live and learn.

PaulM

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Drove from Las Vegas to Reno with my older sister many years ago in a beat up Subaro wagon with a bent rim. She drove first to demonstrate to me how to drive in the desert with no speed limit:

Rule number 1: Push the go pedal all the way to the floor and keep it there.

There are no other rules.

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