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deelix
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Ispep
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Wouldn't going slower create more pollution since it has time to settle? Least it feels that way in a traffic jam. Not a scientific analysis I agree but still, would have thought the faster you go the more force and the more displacement from other cars.
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| Posted: Thu, 31st Dec 2009 17:35 Post subject: |
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considering that for example diesel powered cars have the most economic fuel usage at 90 km/h, it's quite idiotic. less fuel used = less pollution!
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deelix
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| Posted: Thu, 31st Dec 2009 17:44 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Thu, 31st Dec 2009 18:07 Post subject: |
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It's all bullshit and I'm referring to the consensus on what's 'green' and what's not. Cars are very visible and therefore an easy and politically correct target. How about the fact that dogs are responsible for more pollution than SUVs!
| Quote: | | ...pets (dogs) have a carbon footprint that is about twice the size of the gas guzzling vehicles that have long been a bane of environmentalism. |
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/pet-dogs-damaging-environment-suvs/story?id=9402234
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| Posted: Thu, 31st Dec 2009 18:20 Post subject: |
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Wouldnt going slower increase the amount of time your engine is running, and offset the benefit?
Two hour trip turns into two hour and twenty minute trip. You know what causes the least auto pollution? Already beeing there with the engine OFF. Im not talking about mashing the gas, and racing somewhere, but normal acceleration to speed, and maintaining that cruising speed.
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| Posted: Thu, 31st Dec 2009 19:51 Post subject: |
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60 km/h is the speed limit inside cities and near settlements / villages. Been since USSR times.
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Hierofan
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| Posted: Thu, 31st Dec 2009 20:03 Post subject: |
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50 inside the city here , 110 or 130 is on European roads
not that i give a shit i usually do about 90 or 100 within the city , distance and visibility is all i need
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| Posted: Thu, 31st Dec 2009 21:36 Post subject: |
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Are you sure that the decrease in speed limits in Norway are because of pollution?
We have had speed limits decreased at alot of roads in Sweden from 90 to 80, but the reason is not pollution.
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deelix
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| Posted: Fri, 1st Jan 2010 17:03 Post subject: |
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| deelix wrote: | | WhiteBarbarian wrote: | | 60 km/h is the speed limit inside cities and near settlements / villages. Been since USSR times. |
But this is the highway trough Oslo! 
...and iv seen those MKAD vids on youtube 
Don't exactly remember the speed limit trough Göteborg but you could drive faster, and the traffic was pretty fluid. But driving trough Copenhagen was a dream, 110 km/h limit  |
Hehehe MKAD Yeah, folks are doing up to 300 km/h and there is also ape crazy sport bike madmen in there  Oh, and speed limit on MKAD is 100 km/h(or is it 130 km/h  , can't remember) as it's a highway.
Actually it's strange to limit speed on highways, maybe in Oslo a lot of folks don't pay attention to safe driving distance and this why authorities lowering speed limit ? |
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deelix
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| Posted: Fri, 1st Jan 2010 17:28 Post subject: |
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im sure its just a way to score some points with environmentalists^^
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) if im stopped, don't think Ill come far arguing with the police 
...and we have large speeding tickets 
