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Old 12-28-2019, 09:12 AM   #26
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Originally Posted by WNDSRFR View Post
Yeah
Around here everybody speeds. The actual speed limit is considered to be 5 miles an hour above the posted limit. The posted speed limit on I-95 is 70 MPH. But everyone (including the cops) goes at least 75 MPH. And I noticed the other day that when my speedometer indicates 75 MPH, I'm actually going 77 according to the GPS.
And this doesn't seem to be a local phenomena. It seems like everywhere I go the rule is the same. (Maybe not in Canada, I don't know, never been there.)
my cars are all 2-3mph slower on gps than indicated.

which is a good thing for me.
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