How much faster do you drive to the speed limit?

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  1. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    There is times i have done 70 in oregon at like 2am and get passed by a can hauler doing about 85
     
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  3. SteveScott

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    Yeah me too, but for some reason those Oregon state troopers are sneaky and hiding where you least expect them, like on the shoulder coming around a curve. In California, at least I know where they're going to be sitting.
     
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  4. drivingmissdaisy

    drivingmissdaisy Road Train Member

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    I usually do 4mph over the limit up to my trucks governed speed of 71. On the interstate I mean. In town I'm usually spending my life trying to get UP TO the speed limit since my truck seems to be equipped with a red light sensor that triggers every green light to turn yellow at the last second so I have to slam on the brakes to not run the light. So I don't worry much in towns. I know there are areas in my state where the city kittys sit and hit you just on the other side of the 45mph sign coming out of a 65mph zone for 50 miles.

    I don't really care about other truckers speeding other than in work zones. ACTIVE work zones. I've seen this a lot more lately than when I first started driving. I don't know WTF drivers are thinking.

    The other thing that pisses me off is when these #### truck drivers will speed to get around me and then take the next exit literally 500ft in front of me. Was passing me REALLY necessary? I was doing 71 in a 70 and you pass me and slam on the brakes to make the next exit. Morons.
     
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  5. Canadianhauler21

    Canadianhauler21 Heavy Load Member

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    Never thought of it that way before, you are right about that.
    Wow, I definitely would not be happy if I got a ticket for going 5 MPH over the speed limit.
     
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  6. Rubber duck kw

    Rubber duck kw Road Train Member

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    They got places to go, people to see, and #### to do, and apparently not enough to time to get it all in. I usually run about 5 to 6 over, I'll let it wind up further if I'm going down hill and right back up the other side. I'll leave it to the firewall passing somebody on a two lane, I don't like hanging out in the oncoming lane any longer than absolutely necessary.
     
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  7. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    Oh good - by the dates and times offered it was not me.

    Carry on.
     
  8. againstthewind

    againstthewind Road Train Member

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    when im driving thru LA,NYC or Chicago i usually drive about 5-10mph
     
  9. Brettj3876

    Brettj3876 Road Train Member

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    I ain't gon lie, when im jersey i roll 72-75 along with all the other big guys. 72 they won't bat an eye. Same with pa roll 72-73 all day long w/o trouble. Ny on the other hand 70 is about all I'll do. Mass is the same as dirty jersey
     
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  10. Grumppy

    Grumppy Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    I havent heard anyone mention bull wagons. Those guys are movin! I envy those guys sometimes. I have always wondered why they are always running 85 & seem to never get caught or think anything about it.
     
  11. Lostmykey

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    5 over in the great beyond; 5 under wherever idiots gather (excluding limited access, that’s like a little slice of the beyond).
     
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