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Subject:	Re: Radar Detectors in Virginia - Watch your speed too!
Newsgroups:	lugnet.events.brickfest
Date:	Wed, 13 Jun 2001 04:29:48 GMT
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Ok this brings up a question, in Georgia the "unspoken" rule of thumb is as long as you don't go more than 11 mph over the limit you're ok, sounds like it's not the same in some of the Carolinas and Virginia....is that what I'm to understand? If so I guess I better add a few hours to my expected travel time. I was estimating about 8.5 hours for the 620 mile trip @ 74mph , that's taking bio-brakes and other stops into consideration. Sounds like I need to plan more like 10 hours due to the differing opinions of what constitutes a safe and courteous highway speed of our more northern law enforcement officials in "Dixie". hmmmm...looks like I might have to get up around 4am to start my journey. jt -- James J. Trobaugh North Georgia LEGO Train Club http://www.ngltc.org Kevin Loch <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message news:GEuLKu.CM3@lugnet.com... > The Virginia State Police take their revenue generation function very > seriously. Also, like most states the Virginia selective road tax > is statistically higher for out of state drivers. > > In lugnet.events.brickfest, Seth McCarus writes: > > You should definitely watch your speed on VA's interstates. The limit is > > 65 mph, and the troopers are much stricter than in most states, • especially in > > work zones. They can be pretty tricky hiding and there are radar spots • every > > single mile on the interstates. Makes me glad I live in Tennessee, where • they > > could hardly care less. > > > > Seth.

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		Re: Radar Detectors in Virginia - Watch your speed too!
(...) It all depends. Once you get past Fredericksburg and you start to get near the Potomac Mills outlet mall(where the LEGO Outlet store is) and then all the way into DC the speed limit drops from 65mph to 55mph on I-95. I-95 is littered with (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)

		Re: Radar Detectors in Virginia - Watch your speed too!
As a chronic leadfoot and Virginia resident, let me pitch in my advice. Most of I-64 and I-95 have 65mph speed limits and I assume the other highways are similar. Where it isn't 65 mph, the speed limit is 55 mph. In general the flow of traffic in (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)

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		Re: Radar Detectors in Virginia - Watch your speed too!
The Virginia State Police take their revenue generation function very seriously. Also, like most states the Virginia selective road tax is statistically higher for out of state drivers. (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)

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