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      10-22-2016, 01:13 AM   #1
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What's your average freeway speed?

What's your personal average freeway driving speed?

On average, I drive 79mph.
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      10-22-2016, 01:34 AM   #2
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25 mph.
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      10-22-2016, 02:17 AM   #3
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25 mph.
Must be nice. My average is about 15.
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      10-22-2016, 03:50 AM   #4
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      10-22-2016, 03:58 AM   #5
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      10-22-2016, 04:34 AM   #6
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      10-22-2016, 06:18 AM   #7
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...My average is about 15.
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      10-22-2016, 07:21 AM   #8
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I usually do 5 above the speed limit if the conditions permit. If I'm running late and it's free, I do 80mph.
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      10-22-2016, 07:35 AM   #9
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88mph

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      10-22-2016, 08:13 AM   #10
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Must be nice. My average is about 15.
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OJ...?
Or he lives in the DC area where 15MPH is the going speed on any highway.
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      10-22-2016, 10:19 AM   #11
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I usually do 10 over. In certain stretches, 15-20 over.
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      10-22-2016, 10:23 AM   #12
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Whenever I look at the hud its usally 80-90
the car just naturally wants to go that speed range on the highway
needless to say its gotten me into some trouble already
even the officer was giving me advice on the bimmer
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      10-22-2016, 10:26 AM   #13
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I usually do 10 over. In certain stretches, 15-20 over.
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      10-22-2016, 02:07 PM   #14
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We only have one "highway" here which has a 55mph limit, I'm usually averaging 70mph
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      10-22-2016, 02:26 PM   #15
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      10-22-2016, 04:49 PM   #16
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      10-22-2016, 06:13 PM   #17
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      10-22-2016, 06:50 PM   #18
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In Northern Cali the speed limit, on the track as fast as I can go without losing control.
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      10-22-2016, 11:47 PM   #19
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Usually the speed limit, but sometimes 5 over if traffic is light. I'm not 16 anymore.
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      10-22-2016, 11:50 PM   #20
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Must be nice. My average is about 15.
Yeah...I'm lucky to be on the 101 a few times a day where I can hit the 80's...brings that avg. up...otherwise I would probably average 10-15.
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      10-23-2016, 12:02 AM   #21
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Whatever the general flow of traffic is, which is usually 10 or so over the limit
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      10-23-2016, 12:10 AM   #22
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15-20 over speed limit
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