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henry0 08-31-2012 12:01:44 24.166.89.230 Report to Moderator	On 16 Aug I posted on the subject of seatbelts and described an accident I was involved in. One of the posts was one from "seatbelt" obviously someone ashamed of his own handle. Said that 70 MPH on an interstate by 80 years olds was outrageous. I just want to warn him and others that we will be on interstate 71 from Akron to COlumbus on Sunday 2 bSep 2012 and there will also be my neighbor on the same road Sat 1 Aug and he is 87. BEWARE YA'LL HERE WE COME [Reply]   [No Email]
ShadetreeRet 08-31-2012 21:46:33 184.4.21.191 Report to Moderator	Re: seat belts in reply to henry0, 08-31-2012 12:01:44   I'm with Nancy Howell and SweetFeet on this, Around here most interstate limits are 65 or in some places 70. My gosh, at that speed you can eat up some pavement and still be safe. It seems that many people view the posted speed limit as a challenge. [Reply]  [No Email]
ray hofstetter 08-31-2012 17:00:11 166.137.88.29 Report to Moderator	Re: seat belts in reply to henry0, 08-31-2012 12:01:44   HenryO - if you're headed west on 76 to get to 71, wave to my dad, he just turned 89 an can out-drive anyone I know.... [Reply]  [No Email]
ericlb 08-31-2012 15:35:37 12.189.32.54 Report to Moderator	Re: seat belts in reply to henry0, 08-31-2012 12:01:44   i guess im the odd ball, i never drive on the innerstate, i get enough of that in the big truck, when im in my pickups i drive the secondary roads looking for old iron, heck 2 of my trucks are hard pressed to hit 60 anyway, [ 4;56 geared axles, she aint fast but she wont quite either] seatbelts? i havent seen them since sometime in the '80's, wonder what else is behind the seats [Reply]  [No Email]
dave2 08-31-2012 15:46:59 139.139.35.69 Report to Moderator	Re: seat belts in reply to ericlb, 08-31-2012 15:35:37   We drive a lot of secondary roads (which are as good or better than some of the US major highways)... Autobahns have some pretty tall bridges in the areas we drive and SWMBO is afraid of heights (me too but it hasn't bothered me driving yet)..... She's one of them people that can't sit in the passenger seat and keep their mouth shut, so she does most of the driving...... Autobahns have a minimum speed limit and in most places a max (usually by lane). Had someone charged with murder (bad translation but higher than manslaughter) a few years ago because they raced up on a woman that was passing a car, she was driving around 100 mph and this guy zoomed up out of nowhere and started blowing and flashing, she got scared and tried to switch lanes and overshot/got herself under a OTR truck, wiped her and the kids out and the truck driver will never be the same... [Reply]  [No Email]
Lamar Fudd 08-31-2012 14:32:31 50.83.85.99 Report to Moderator	Re: seat belts in reply to Morris Krodle, 08-31-2012 12:01:44   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see Never drive out of State, huh? Going through Colorado and got picked out of a group of folks going about 75 MPH. This Iowa Boy got a ticket! :evil: [Reply]  [No Email]
glennster 08-31-2012 13:00:59 75.57.143.173 Report to Moderator	Re: seat belts in reply to henry0, 08-31-2012 12:01:44   henry, if you see a white pickup full of farm junk in the right lane doing about 64 mph, honk the horn and wave, that would be me!!! [Reply]  [No Email]
paul 08-31-2012 12:57:49 76.77.196.99 Report to Moderator	Re: seat belts in reply to henry0, 08-31-2012 12:01:44   I missed the original thread, but thank you for your good sense of humor, gave me a smile for the day. :) --->Paul [Reply]  [No Email]
dave2 08-31-2012 12:15:52 139.139.35.69 Report to Moderator	Re: seat belts in reply to henry0, 08-31-2012 12:01:44   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see That was prolly superdavey spoutin off his expertise. Don't pay him any attention... Rusty... Just what are the posted speed limits on interstate highways??? Sure there is a minimum and a maximum and that minimum ain't 70 mph..... The hazards come when selfcentered idiots start harrassing other drivers.... [Reply]  [No Email]
George Marsh 08-31-2012 13:11:18 50.104.246.39 Report to Moderator	Re: seat belts in reply to dave2, 08-31-2012 12:15:52   dave2, On I-70 it's 70 mph in most places, some are 65. Most most people drive 75-80 and never get a ticket. George [Reply]  [No Email]
rustyfarmall 08-31-2012 12:07:43 67.55.162.174 Report to Moderator	Re: seat belts in reply to henry0, 08-31-2012 12:01:44   ANYONE, no matter how old, who drives UNDER 70 mph on ANY interstate highway, IS a hazard. If you are not comfortable with interstate highway speeds, stay off of them. [Reply]  [No Email]
Nancy Howell 08-31-2012 14:51:13 144.162.48.145 Report to Moderator	Re: seat belts in reply to rustyfarmall, 08-31-2012 12:07:43   My personal opinion - Baloney. The speed limit is just that, a limit. Doesn"t mean you are required to drive that fast. Do you expect people pulling RVs, trailers, etc. to drive 75? People driving under 75 have just as much right to drive the interstate as anyone else. Speed limit on I-30 just went up to 75. I drive 65. If you don"t like it, that"s what the passing lane is for. [Reply]  [No Email]
SweetFeet 08-31-2012 18:50:57 70.35.110.213 Report to Moderator	Re: seat belts in reply to Nancy Howell, 08-31-2012 14:51:13   I agree with Nancy. I believe that interstates have a max and min speed posted...have to google it. At any rate, I also drive about 65. I have a small Geo and if you drive fast it feels like riding on a mosquito. And like a strong wind could blow you off the road. [Reply]  [No Email]
Traditional Farmer 08-31-2012 18:12:57 67.233.70.253 Report to Moderator	Re: seat belts in reply to Nancy Howell, 08-31-2012 14:51:13   Even when the speed limit is 70 many large trucks these days are running 65 must be a company requirement and with GPS they're constantly monitered [Reply]  [No Email]
Goose 08-31-2012 18:34:30 174.254.241.137 Report to Moderator	Re: seat belts in reply to Traditional Farmer, 08-31-2012 18:12:57   A lot of it has to do with where the truck gets the best fuel mileage. [Reply]  [No Email]
Jeff-oh 08-31-2012 14:26:18 69.174.58.132 Report to Moderator	Re: seat belts in reply to rustyfarmall, 08-31-2012 12:07:43   ANYONE, no matter how old, who drives UNDER 70 mph on ANY interstate highway, IS a hazard. ANYONE on ANY interstate??? LOL tell that to the 2 million people on I-405 in LA. HA. [Reply]  [No Email]
Goose 08-31-2012 12:23:26 174.253.134.228 Report to Moderator	Re: seat belts in reply to rustyfarmall, 08-31-2012 12:07:43   I agree. I'm 77, and routinely drive several hundred miles per day on the job. This obviously requires me to spend many hours on the Interstate and elsewhere at 70-75 mph where legal. And I feel perfectly comfortable doing it. HOWEVER, I see far more hazardous drivers on two lane roads than on the Interstate. The absolute worst are the ones who poke along 5-10 mph below the speed limit and when you start to pass wake up, look at their speedometer, and speed up while you're passing. [Reply]  [No Email]
Errin OH 08-31-2012 16:17:57 107.40.8.142 Report to Moderator	Re: seat belts in reply to Goose, 08-31-2012 12:23:26   I had the pleasure of one of them today. Idiot was texting and when he got in traffic he would slow down to the point the right lane was passing him. Then speed up to get past it and do 80 to keep everyone from going around. Some fella in a pickup got around him an created a rolling road block next to some slower traffic until he moved over. That dude got pist'd off and started waving his finger at everyone went by..... [Reply]  [No Email]
Nate V. IA 08-31-2012 13:39:15 216.51.200.25 Report to Moderator	Re: seat belts in reply to Goose, 08-31-2012 12:23:26   Goose, when that happens to me those idiots get a severe brake check once I get around in front them. Nate [Reply]  [No Email]
Jim in Ma. 08-31-2012 14:53:40 72.70.99.83 Report to Moderator	Re: seat belts in reply to Nate V. IA, 08-31-2012 13:39:15   Here in MA a state trouper once told me.The speed limit on the interstate is = to the car in front of you, just stay behind him with no lane changing and you will not get a ticket. [Reply]  [No Email]
big fred 08-31-2012 15:44:41 174.21.194.215 Report to Moderator	Re: seat belts in reply to Jim in Ma., 08-31-2012 14:53:40   Yeah, but in them little bitty northeastern states, it's probly pretty hard to get up to 70 before you end up in another state. ;o) [Reply]  [No Email]