On Wed, 18 Feb 2004, Andrew Grebneff wrote: > Actually low-speed driving is far more tiring... boredom, as well as > the extra time on the road. I think there's an optimum speed, probably different for each person and car. When I drove my Honda Civic from Michigan to Colorado, I noticed that driving in 75 mph states was more fatiguing than driving in 65 mph states. The reason was the considerably higher noise level at 75 mph.
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