IMO, 141 is definitely excessive, even for passing. But I also agree with Cowboy, that setting up to capture speeders at that kind of spot is not the point of the law. On a single lane highway, passers should be allowed to exceed the speed limit to safely make a pass, as long as they come back to the posted speed limit within a reasonable distance after making the pass.
Highway 93 has a good handful of safe passing zones but people seem to make their own rules on that road. I've been passed at 105 (usually what I cruise at on 93, when it's safe to do so) by transport trucks, tail gated by yahoos pissed that they have to go slow because they can't pass, and even once got passed by a drifting 240zx around a corner.
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