Driving on the highway seems like I'm stressing the car

[MUSKOKA800]

Originally Posted by xtremesniper

Haha I think I might consider the pedo bear...

However, it's not really an issue going that fast because I'm completely comfortable doing it. In fact, when the entire highway is going faster than speed limit, people who go exactly 100KM/h (or even less) sick out like sore thumbs, and cause people to switch lanes to go around, which as we all know increases your chances of getting into an accident by a lot.

Plus, in Toronto at least, nobody uses the proper lanes for what they're meant for. Sometimes the far right lane IS the passing lane as a blockade of slow moving cars (or trucks) make it impossible to pass on the left.

But anyways, back on topic, a constant 3500 rpm isn't stress? It just sounds like it to me, but hey, that's why I'm on here asking. ;)

Not to worry. I recently drove from Burlington to Regina via the US route. Speed limits are 75 mph through ND and traffic flows at 85 mph. It was "exciting" to say the least for the first hour but my sedan cruised nicely at 85 mph (135-140 kph) for hours on end. The apparent lack of traffic (compared to the GTA) was a pleasant surprise. And folks stay right so I could run the cruise control, passing when necessary, at 85 mph for looooooong periods without interuption.
Man it's nice to be able to cover some ground, so unlike the perpetual gridlock around Southern Ontario.

[xtremesniper]

Originally Posted by MUSKOKA800

Not to worry. I recently drove from Burlington to Regina via the US route. Speed limits are 75 mph through ND and traffic flows at 85 mph. It was "exciting" to say the least for the first hour but my sedan cruised nicely at 85 mph (135-140 kph) for hours on end. The apparent lack of traffic (compared to the GTA) was a pleasant surprise. And folks stay right so I could run the cruise control, passing when necessary, at 85 mph for looooooong periods without interuption.
Man it's nice to be able to cover some ground, so unlike the perpetual gridlock around Southern Ontario.

Good to hear, thanks for that.

Definitely agreed on the GTA traffic, though I don't think it's too different from what people would experience in other big cities around the States like New York or LA. Most people still generally are nice enough to let you merge here, and I don't know of too many incidents where fingers had to be raised at other drivers. So I think we're probably not even as bad, except when compared to smaller towns. The main reason for the "getting nowhere any time soon" problem is due to the lack of proper infrastructure for both cars and transit. Most people have no viable alternate method of transportation.

I think in general my biggest issue on the roads is people not following the basic rules of the road, like signaling when changing lanes, driving at least speed limit (hate people who go 50-60 in a 70), actually stopping at stop signs and not just slowing down to 20 and then rolling through, and even something as basic as staying in your own lane. I think those problems are mainly due to people talking on cell phones, being elderly, or being "too cool" for the rules.