anengineerandacat t1_jd6chp6 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 3:37 AM

Reply to comment by thebraddestbrad in U.S. driver charged with stunt driving 'didn't realize' Canadian speed limits aren't posted miles by agaric

It really depends... in my lil sports-car, 100% but in the SUV it's weird... almost like you are moving slower but somehow going faster.

I could go 120-130 mph in the wife's SUV and it would honestly feel like I was going 100-110 in my car.

Depends on what they were driving and how smooth it handled said speeds along with just how congested the highway was.

Largely empty highway? Don't think I would know if I was going 100-110 unless I was paying attention to the gauges (which when cruising... sorta isn't something I do).

seneeb t1_jd6mwc6 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 5:28 AM

It's height above the road. 70mph in my semi truck feels slow as molasses in winter

In my Hyundai, not only do feel like I'm wiping my butt on the pavement but 70 feels like I'm flying

jnmjnmjnm t1_jd6k1ck wrote on March 22, 2023 at 4:54 AM

Exactly. It is also an unfamiliar car, on a not-very busy highway.

Tje199 t1_jd8prm1 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 5:11 PM

Did you just say that the QEII, Alberta's primary corridor between its two major cities, is a not very busy highway?

jnmjnmjnm t1_jd8uat6 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 5:40 PM

This was several years ago… and apparently late at night.