Driving in the left lane

[Kurtr]

Been 80 here for some years not really a big deal but they got way more strict on speeders on the interstate when it passed

 

[CrappieHunter]

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - The speed limit on I-94 and I-29 will be changing on Aug. 1. The process to update the road signs is about to begin.

Kirk Hoff is the design engineer at the North Dakota Department of Transportation. He said the process is rather simple and shouldn’t impact traffic too much.

“It’ll be just traffic control; I think they’ll have a shoulder closure,” said Hoff. “Most of them, we’re simply taking a sign down and placing the 80 up.”

The process has technically already started, with some speed limits already reduced in some areas. But while that process has been easy, they had to think about what to do around areas with rougher terrain.

“We do have a few areas of concern where the horizontal curves don’t meet 80 miles an hour, particularly in the Badlands area,” said Hoff. “We’ll put it at 70 miles an hour through the Badlands.”

They also had some concerns around the more urbanized areas, where there is heavier traffic merging and diverging.

“We don’t want to go to 80 miles an hour there, so we’ll put it at 70 miles an hour through those communities, and the communities that will be added to that would be Dickinson, Jamestown, Valley City and Grand Forks,” said Hoff.

Once the speed limit changes officially on Aug. 1, the 3D Specialties company will be installing the new signs.

The process is estimated to take about two weeks.


Why the F did they even increase the limit??

Why would they lower it in the communities? 75 has been fine for years

 

[SDMF]

The curves and on-ramp / off ramps are maybe not engineered for merging traffic at 85 MPH in those areas, which is what it’s going to be. Guess we’ll have to tap the brake 3 or 4 times while traversing the state. Many won’t, wrecks will happen, and we’ll see this bill revisited. Calling it now.

Meh. SD and MT have been 80 for probably a decade. Every time ND has raised the speed limit, NDHP says they'll limit the grace on being over. That usually wanes fairly quickly. They're not ticketing people for 81-83 right now.

Winter accidents will become more common and severe, they’re certainly not going to be reduced in severity or number.

Another "Meh". After literally 100's of thousands of miles across SD/MT and plenty of bad/poor road conditions, idjuts are just idjuts. If anything, the higher posted limits probably gets them to swing the "Road Closed" gates more quickly.

 

[SDMF]

Why would they lower it in the communities? 75 has been fine for years

Because in some places, it's a real shit-show. People entering '94 Eastbound @ the Jamestown bypass and then wanting to take the next exit which off-loads from the left lane is a good example. The central I-94 on-ramps @ Jamestown entering either Eastbound by roundabout and/or right @ the bottom of the hill climbing out of the James river valley can back up traffic. The central I-94 VC on-ramps in both directions and western VC I-94 West-bound are places where traffic is fairly routinely jammed up with drivers who don't or in the case of bigger towing vehicles, can't get up to 75 by the time the merge-lane ends.

In the cases mentioned above, it often can take 5-10Mi for jammed-up traffic to sort itself out. Get 1-2 non-cruise users in the mix pacing the vehicle next to them, and/or sitting in their blind spot, is usually what stretches out the distance it takes getting traffic spread back out again.

 

[guywhofishes]

The physics of the matter is that the 85 MPH idjut's car has 13% higher kinetic energy than the 80 MPH idjut's. I'd prefer the 80 MPH idjut's impact if I was unfortunate enough to be on the receiving end.

The red gates get swung closed when it's so damn bad out that people are forced to slow down. My comment was speaking more toward the common marginal cases - glazed sections here/there with a crosswind on sunny day type stuff.

I guess they should just install the median barriers non-stop from end to end on both interstates and be done with it.

 

[SDMF]

Looks like speed traps to me

If NDHP wants to ticket drivers, they don't need permanents reduced speed zones to do it. Any day during road construction season they could pull over and ticket people faster than they could actually write the tickets entering the reduced speed zones. They already sit either @ the bottom of hills where cruise might not slow you down and non-cruise-users pick up significant speed. They also will sit just over the crown of a hill, partly to be out of sight, but, partly because you will end up a few MPH over your cruise set-point when there's a quick transition from climbing a hill to going back down the other side. Additionally, they already slow the traffic down going through Fargo and Bismarck and while they occasionally do sit and pick people up @ those reduced speed zones, they could literally sit there all day, every day and ticket people.

 

[SDMF]

I guess they should just install the median barriers non-stop from end to end on both interstates and be done with it.

IMO, those make road conditions worse. Once the ditch is full, the wires catch plowed snow and make drifting onto the road worse/deeper and more frequent.

I haven't managed an involuntary trip into the Rhubarb in ND, SD, or MT yet at any speed or road conditions. I knocking on the door of 2 Million miles.......

 

[CrappieHunter]

Because in some places, it's a real shit-show. People entering '94 Eastbound @ the Jamestown bypass and then wanting to take the next exit which off-loads from the left lane is a good example. The central I-94 on-ramps @ Jamestown entering either Eastbound by roundabout and/or right @ the bottom of the hill climbing out of the James river valley can back up traffic. The central I-94 VC on-ramps in both directions and western VC I-94 West-bound are places where traffic is fairly routinely jammed up with drivers who don't or in the case of bigger towing vehicles, can't get up to 75 by the time the merge-lane ends.

In the cases mentioned above, it often can take 5-10Mi for jammed-up traffic to sort itself out. Get 1-2 non-cruise users in the mix pacing the vehicle next to them, and/or sitting in their blind spot, is usually what stretches out the distance it takes getting traffic spread back out again.

That's all the blue platers fault

 

[CrappieHunter]

Off topic, but does anyone know why there were so many state troopers out in Fargo two weekends ago? counted 7 people pulled over, just passing through

 

[measure-it]

Fresh donuts & coffee.

 

[SDMF]

Off topic, but does anyone know why there were so many state troopers out in Fargo two weekends ago? counted 7 people pulled over, just passing through

I’m seeing more NDHP activity on both interstates over the last 3 wks or so.

I’m kind of surprised they’re not running multi-car “stings” @ thr beginning of construction lowered speed zones.

 

[wslayer]

I’m seeing more NDHP activity on both interstates over the last 3 wks or so.

I’m kind of surprised they’re not running multi-car “stings” @ thr beginning of construction lowered speed zones.

It is surprising. They could have radar boy at the start, and Barney at the end doing the ticketing to keep away from the cluster f**k in the work zone

 

[Davy Crockett]

Last week on hwy 2, I was following a leader at 75 and just over a hill was a trap . Too late to hit the binders so cruised on by and soon as I got past him the lights lit up , I slowed down and pulled over and he flew right past and picked up the leader. That was a good feeling .

 

[Pheasant 54]

Dont have to worry about speeding in and thru the Bis,Man area, hour to get anywhere

 

[svnmag]

Because in some places, it's a real shit-show. People entering '94 Eastbound @ the Jamestown bypass and then wanting to take the next exit which off-loads from the left lane is a good example. The central I-94 on-ramps @ Jamestown entering either Eastbound by roundabout and/or right @ the bottom of the hill climbing out of the James river valley can back up traffic. The central I-94 VC on-ramps in both directions and western VC I-94 West-bound are places where traffic is fairly routinely jammed up with drivers who don't or in the case of bigger towing vehicles, can't get up to 75 by the time the merge-lane ends.

In the cases mentioned above, it often can take 5-10Mi for jammed-up traffic to sort itself out. Get 1-2 non-cruise users in the mix pacing the vehicle next to them, and/or sitting in their blind spot, is usually what stretches out the distance it takes getting traffic spread back out again.

It sadly just occurred to me: "Space"/CC/Polite drivers may be becoming the problem.

Retards like to be in flocks: On my morning commute to Ross; I'd "Patches O'Hoolihan" through flocks of retards usually clearing after 1st Burlington then one at Berthold: Once clear, I'd race the engine to the governor for an 8th mile then set the CC: The flock would more than fucking often catch up 10min later; twice led by my retard boss.

One time; I escaped into Ross proper in fog and the "whole" pack of retards behind me T-boned an oil semi. It was an impressive fireball from what I hear and in retrospect: I was "Mother Goose".

"Retard" pulled into the site 5min behind me while I was drinking coffee and bitching. ^^^^We didn't know the details about the smoke plume for a few hours.

That is all:



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[svnmag]

Mauser 98k:

 

[svnmag]

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[Colt45]

THE SKY HAS OFFICIALLY FALLEN!
going from 75 to 80 will be catastrophic! We need government intervention to prevent the obvious, cause people don't already drive 80 on a 75 MPH posted speed limit on our interstates. How did this even happen? Where is our big brother government to protect us?
Has there been a study on the increase speed limit? Lets get one done if not, price is not an option, its about "safety"
Good grief grow a spine for once

 

[Colt45]

oh ya, and drive your slow ass in the left lane on interstate!
People who do that should be JAILED!