That question can not be answered since there's so many variables involved. Just remember that most speed limits on the off ramps are for trucks unless you're driving a truck where the load may shift then you'll need to go slower. Be in the right gear before you're in the turn and don't apply power until you're out of the turn.
question about slowing down for an exit on the highway
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Turn the blinker on way before the exit. Slow down before you enter the exit. Misjudging the exit is one of the reasons that trucks end up on their side.
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I was told to keep highway speed until you exit... then when you get to the posted mph sign to slow down to that speed. Very scary when the exit ramp is short!
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It was back when I was first driving truck that I heard this, slowing down over 10 miles per hour below the speed you had been traveling is called impeding traffic. Schools were teaching to slow down sooner and more smoothly, while law enforcement was pushing for the ramp deceleration method. The schools did inform that the law wanted the speed kept up out in the travel lanes.
I watch what is behind me, tailgaters get plenty of warning that I'm going to leave the highway on a ramp, if there is no traffic, I coast down a long way.
You might want to maintain the minimum speed if traffic is heavy and moving well to avoid that talk with the law.
The speeds on ramps are guides, I will admit to having some advantage from running the same routes often. The trailers I pull are like a brake; you slow down pretty fast on upgrades or the flat if you get off the gas.
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