55 saves lives..

Discussion in 'Remember When?' started by deleted, Oct 3, 2012.

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    I havent seen a 55mph sign in like forever.. do they still exist?..
     
  2. TAZER-69

    TAZER-69 Listen To Your Heart! Lifetime Supporter

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    Would anybody obey them if they do?
     
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    probably why they changed them. the pace of life moves faster and faster..
    its not uncommon for me to travel down the "Parkway" doing 85 behind a cop car..
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJsvTVgd5KE"]Pittsburgh 376 Parkway Car Surfing - YouTube
    the brown building they pass on the left, its the Allegheny county jail. he'll either wind up there or in the morgue .. :driving:
     
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvV3nn_de2k"]Sammy Hagar - I Can't Drive 55 - YouTube

    Sorry, but I couldn't resist unleashing The Red Rocker. Please don't hate me.
     
  5. I'minmyunderwear

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    there's still a few around here i think. a lot of 55 zones have lowered to 50 or 45, so they can get that speeding ticket income from people who didn't notice the change.

    as long as i can remember, they've never had a lot of 55 signs because that's just what is assumed when there is no sign.
     
  6. GLENGLEN

    GLENGLEN Banned

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    I Have A 35mph, A 45mph,

    A 55mph And An Unlimited Symbol Which Was A Circle With A Slash

    Across It, Down In My Shearing Shed...:).

    Long Long Time Ago When Horstralia Converted To Metric I Had This Urge

    To Preserve The Old Signs That I Had Grown Up With, So One Night GLEN

    Armed Himself With A Spanner And Drove To A Streach Of The Old Highway

    That Had Not Been Used In Years...:).

    I Doubt They Would Be Worth Anything, But Someday When I Build My

    New Home They Will Grace The Wall Behind The Bar...[​IMG]



    Cheers Glen.
     
  7. Spectacles

    Spectacles My life is a tapestry Lifetime Supporter

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    We still have them in Ohio along with 25, 35, 45, 50, and 65.
     
  8. pensfan13

    pensfan13 Senior Member

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    The only highway in delmarva is 55 and 45 when it goes through towns and I set my cruise control to 55 on it about half the time I use it. Rarely see any one pulled over south of delaware on it, Except for this one small stretch in maryland that is 65
     
  9. I'minmyunderwear

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    also 70 on the turnpike, finally.
     
  10. Jo King

    Jo King wannabe

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    We still have a lot of 55 around here
     
  11. deleted

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    but the 85 ticket now is double the old cost..
     
  12. I'minmyunderwear

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    i don't know about that, but the tolls sure as hell are.

    in ohio, reckless driving is 20 over, so i would think the 85 ticket would be less since it's down to just speeding now.
     
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