Comments on: Average rush-hour speed rose from 39 to 61 mph https://www.isegoria.net/2020/05/average-rush-hour-speed-rose-from-39-to-61-mph/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Sat, 06 Jun 2026 05:13:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Brother John https://www.isegoria.net/2020/05/average-rush-hour-speed-rose-from-39-to-61-mph/comment-page-1/#comment-3147629 Brother John Sat, 02 May 2020 22:49:12 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=46615#comment-3147629 Not for nothing, but I’m disinclined to accept the premise. “Speeding“ is the defiance of an arbitrary number on a sign; it doesn’t do anything to take into account vehicle conditions, road conditions, traffic, weather, or anything else.

I, for my part, I have not ceased working in the midst of the madness, and whereas I was faster than the average but by no means the fastest when I set my cruise at 80-85 mph, I am now routinely being left in the rearview at that speed.

We should be rightly skeptical of government statistics, where cash cows like speeding tickets are concerned, and where power grabs are concerned as well.

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