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Washington Post Trike Article
- Thread starter John Painter
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WilliamH
Elio Addict
Fastest I ever read about was some idiot hitting 185 mph on the New York Thruway.
Remember kids you can't outrrun Mr. Motorola
And the way the TWY was maintained when I still lived in NY, "idiot" was an exactly appropriate description.
understood .... we spend the winter in Texas where 65 - 70 mph speed limits can be found on some 2 lane highways .... its easy to fall into a mindset that the way things are in our area are the same everywhere .... a 50 mph vehicle might work really well in some places and be very impractical in others .... they say an Elio will have a top speed at or above 100 mph .... the gives it flexibility for use in a wide range of settings
ElioDigger
Elio Addict
I used to enjoy driving my smart on the highway when the speed limit was 65. Now that it is 70 and most drive 80-90 it is not my car of choice. it will go that fast but, it works real hard at it
When the speed limit was 65 I was driving 65-70. Now that it's 70 I'll be driving 65-70. The key is to enforce the speedlimits and ticket the 80-90 mph offenders. I have no idea how the Elio will handle at highway speeds in various driving and environmental conditions. Has anyone driven the P4 over 35 mph?
My guess is that I won't feel particularly safe/comfortable driving the Elio over 65-70 mph in high speed traffic situations. It will essentially be an around town commuter and no doubt meet a high % of my local solo driving needs as a second vehicle.
My guess is that I won't feel particularly safe/comfortable driving the Elio over 65-70 mph in high speed traffic situations. It will essentially be an around town commuter and no doubt meet a high % of my local solo driving needs as a second vehicle.
That will be a challenge. You will find out the more you drive it, the more you will want to drive it.
It's a learning process. There should be no problems. Stay away from dense traffic at first.
As with any driving, Be Aware of the Traffic Around You, and drive defensive.
HTH
WIllie
It's a learning process. There should be no problems. Stay away from dense traffic at first.
As with any driving, Be Aware of the Traffic Around You, and drive defensive.
HTH
WIllie