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Originally Posted by sonysnob
Our speed limits are so slow though...
Check this out for example. 70MPH (112km/h) on a rural two lane highway in Texas.
Doing 99km/h on Hwy 144 you must have been nearly run off the road.
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That highway in Texas isn't on the Canadian Shield. No rock cuts, sharp curves and much nicer weather.
I do agree that speed limits in Ontario are slower than they should really be. Most highways in Northern Ontario with a maximum of 80 should really be 90. Portions of Hwys 11 and 17 should be 100.
I normally drive 99 km/h when the maximum is 80 because the OPP normally doesn't stop anybody who is going less than 20 over the limit. I have been almost run off the road on Hwy 144 and it was almost always transports. In Winter or any bad weather, I normally slow down a lot if I see one coming. The guardrails on a number of curves are so close to the road as there isn't a shoulder.