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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
The math doesn't add up. It's just over 600 km from Calgary to Kelowna; about 1200 km round trip. The difference between an average speed of 100kph as compared to an average speed of 90kph over that distance is 80 minutes. I wouldn't call that nothing. |
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
yeah, the 'driving at a faster average speed won't change your trip time' myth is a good one
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Yeah, that argument holds more water in short distance, inner city trips, and I'd still argue that it's not completely true unless it's heavy traffic and/or the faster guy has horrible luck with lights.
On BC trips you can save serious time with a slightly faster average speed. The exceptions of course being long weekend type levels of traffic or construction/accidents that tend to put everyone "back at the starting line" so to speak.
We started out years ago from Calgary, two groups of people, going to the interior. The guy driving the other car was a typical laid back, cautious, no need to speed guy, and we beat their car to the destination by a good hour and a half.
Not a perfectly scientific comparison obviously (how longs were gas/food stops etc), but you can make some serious time on BC trips at a still safe, but faster speed if you're slightly motivated.