Miata Mailing List: March 2000, Message #353

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In message <5a.2033a8f.25efd9a4@aol.com>, Nandaholz@aol.com writes:
> I drove a different route today, exiting off 237 onto Lawrence Expressway 
> south and see a 50 mph limit sign on a road that has one less lane, which has
>  
> more turns, and far less visibility than Great America Parkway where I was 
> caught doing 55 in a 40. I will look into the road speed surveys for 
> Lawrence, G.A.P. and Lafayette, all streets that are parallel to each other 
> and see what comes up. On my way to work today I traveled down Arques Ave. 
> which is only 2 lanes in a business sector, which also had a 40 mph limit 
> sign. How can this be? G.A.P. = 3-4 lanes wide @ 40mph, relatively straight 
> with good visibility, Lawrence Expressway = 3 lanes wide @ 50mph, more curves
>  
> than G.A.P. with worse visibility, and Arques = 2 lanes wide @ 40 mph, worst 
> visibility, and curves???? Even more perplexed now, after trying to apply 
> logic to these speed limits. 

Great America Parkway runs right past Great America amusement park. You
  know, the big place on the right with the roller coasters? They get
  lots of pedestrian traffic so that's probably why the speed limits are
  lower than one might expect.

  Keith Hearn
  '99 10AE "Sexy Sadie" the Sapphire Shark
  Milpitas, CA