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"Mal Osborne" > wrote in
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> Not all roads in Australia (or Europe) have speed limits.

Not all roads in the US have speed limits.

XS11E > wrote:

>"Mal Osborne" > wrote in
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>> Not all roads in Australia (or Europe) have speed limits.
>
>Not all roads in the US have speed limits.

Explain what roads do not?

Leon
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Leon van Dommelen Bess, the Miata Bozo, the Miata
http://www.dommelen.net/miata
The only thing better than a white Miata is two white Miatas

On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 01:06:01 GMT,
(Leon van Dommelen) wrote:

>XS11E > wrote:
>
>>"Mal Osborne" > wrote in
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>>> Not all roads in Australia (or Europe) have speed limits.
>>
>>Not all roads in the US have speed limits.
>
>Explain what roads do not?
>
>Leon

It was my understanding there were roads in the US that didn't have
speed limits....then along came 55 ...some places ignored such and
still didn't have limits...Then Big Bro said you ain't got limits you
don't get Fed $$$$...So roads started having limits...some enforced
more than others but limits never the same.

I could be wrong ... that's how I recall it...but my brain is dying at
a faster rate these days.

Tex > wrote:

>On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 01:06:01 GMT,
>(Leon van Dommelen) wrote:
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>>XS11E > wrote:
>>
>>>"Mal Osborne" > wrote in
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>>>
>>>> Not all roads in Australia (or Europe) have speed limits.
>>>
>>>Not all roads in the US have speed limits.
>>
>>Explain what roads do not?
>>
>>Leon
>
>It was my understanding there were roads in the US that didn't have
>speed limits....then along came 55 ...some places ignored such and
>still didn't have limits...Then Big Bro said you ain't got limits you
>don't get Fed $$$$...So roads started having limits...some enforced
>more than others but limits never the same.
>
>I could be wrong ... that's how I recall it...but my brain is dying at
>a faster rate these days.

Since the speed limits were forced upon the US by the federal government
as a "fuel conservation" measure, Montana used to have only fuel-conservation
violations. However, then a judge ruled that their "safe and reasonable"
speed was unconstitutionally vague, and they put speed limits on all roads.
75 mph, typically, the last time I was there.

Leon
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Leon van Dommelen Bess, the Miata Bozo, the Miata
http://www.dommelen.net/miata
The only thing better than a white Miata is two white Miatas

(Leon van Dommelen) wrote in
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> XS11E > wrote:
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>>"Mal Osborne" > wrote in
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>>> Not all roads in Australia (or Europe) have speed limits.
>>
>>Not all roads in the US have speed limits.
>
> Explain what roads do not?

Any unposted road. The law here is "reasonable and proper unless
otherwise posted" and a very large number of states follow that rule.

On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 08:11:59 -0700, XS11E >
wrote:

(Leon van Dommelen) wrote in
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>> XS11E > wrote:
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>>>"Mal Osborne" > wrote in
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>>>
>>>> Not all roads in Australia (or Europe) have speed limits.
>>>
>>>Not all roads in the US have speed limits.
>>
>> Explain what roads do not?
>
>Any unposted road. The law here is "reasonable and proper unless
>otherwise posted" and a very large number of states follow that rule.

That is in itself a speed limit.

Tex > wrote in
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> On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 08:11:59 -0700, XS11E >
> wrote:
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(Leon van Dommelen) wrote in
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>>> XS11E > wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Mal Osborne" > wrote in
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>>>>
>>>>> Not all roads in Australia (or Europe) have speed limits.
>>>>
>>>>Not all roads in the US have speed limits.
>>>
>>> Explain what roads do not?
>>
>>Any unposted road. The law here is "reasonable and prudent unless
>>otherwise posted" and a very large number of states follow that
>>rule.
>
> That is in itself a speed limit.

No.

On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 10:06:17 -0700, XS11E >
wrote:

>Tex > wrote in
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>> On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 08:11:59 -0700, XS11E >
>> wrote:
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(Leon van Dommelen) wrote in
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>>>> XS11E > wrote:
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>>>>>"Mal Osborne" > wrote in
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>>>>>
>>>>>> Not all roads in Australia (or Europe) have speed limits.
>>>>>
>>>>>Not all roads in the US have speed limits.
>>>>
>>>> Explain what roads do not?
>>>
>>>Any unposted road. The law here is "reasonable and prudent unless
>>>otherwise posted" and a very large number of states follow that
>>>rule.
>>
>> That is in itself a speed limit.
>
>No.

Yes.

Even more so than a posted one too. Because it's entirely up to law
enforement to make the call.

RepoRealEstateInvestor wrote:
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> 04 Miata, no engine or wheel modifications
> Tried some new stuff the last 2 days:
> 1=new plugs, autolite double platinum $4each vs Iridium
> 2=removed Air Filter U Shaped Throat thing
> 3=30Lbs per tire cold
> 4= Kept RPM under 4000 = Less than 80 Miles Per Hour

That's pretty impressive. The best I ever got in my old '93 with the
1.6 was a little over 31, and that was on a couple of long highway trips
going no faster than 70 (but with the top down, which I've read runs the
aero drag way up at that speed). The '99 with the 1.8 I've driven for
three months averages only 27.5, but that's been mostly in lousy mileage
conditions: vile hot weather, running the A/C most of the time, and
almost all of those miles either in disgusting stop-n-go freeway crush
averaging 15-20 MPH or blasting across the bridges at 80 MPH.

In terms of getting a little more efficiency relatively cheaply, your
K&N air filter sounds interesting. Does anybody have any experience
with them? I like the performance boost but I wouldn't want to let dirt
into my engine, since I plan on driving this car to 200,000 miles or my
next encounter with an inebriated truck driver, whichever comes first.

Leon van Dommelen wrote:
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> XS11E wrote:
> >
> > Mal Osborne wrote:
> > >
> > > Not all roads in Australia (or Europe) have speed limits.
> >
> > Not all roads in the US have speed limits.
>
> Explain what roads do not?

All the ones the cops aren't patrolling right now.

Say, any of you all feel like your wallet's a little heavy right now?
Need some help lightening it some? Here's one way: Take your car in to
get an oil change. Have them call you and offer to rotate your tires;
say "OK." Let the mechanic rotate your directional radials (with big
arrows labeled "direction of rotation" embossed on the sides of the
tires) from left to right. Stupidly assume that nobody rotates radials
from left to right; don't check them when you pick the car up. Jump in
the car and haul ass down the Interstate for twenty-five miles at 75-80
MPH. Presto! Next thing you know, whenever you get above about 60 MPH
the steering wheel shudders like it's about to fall off, so you now have
to take your car to the tire shop _right away_ to get new skins. Ah
yes, spare cash is _such_ a burden, thanks a bunch! On the plus side,
I've got brand-new T1-Rs and an alignment. What an improvement,
especially in the rain!

Yours WDK -

Tex > wrote in
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> On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 10:06:17 -0700, XS11E >
> wrote:

>>>>Any unposted road. The law here is "reasonable and prudent
>>>>unless otherwise posted" and a very large number of states
>>>>follow that rule.
>>>
>>> That is in itself a speed limit.
>>
>>No.
>
> Yes.
>
> Even more so than a posted one too. Because it's entirely up to
> law enforement to make the call.

No, not at all because it's entirely up to YOU to make the call, law
enforcement becomes involved only if you're driving in an unsafe manner
such as weaving through traffic, tailgating,etc. They rarely bother
anyone for speed alone.