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Old 06-09-2013, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by glc
If you mean from border to border on I-10, I bet you can. On the first day of summer, sunrise in Beaumont is 0616 EDT and sunset in El Paso is 2015 MDT. This gives you 15 hours of daylight to go 880 miles, all you have to do is average 60 mph which should be doable.
Did you have to look that up in order to prove him wrong? Haha
 
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Old 06-09-2013, 08:34 PM
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Did you have to look that up in order to prove him wrong? Haha
What? You don't have sunrises and sunsets memorized for every city in Texas on the first day of summer?
 
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Old 06-09-2013, 11:47 PM
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No, border to border on 20 is much further, and good luck going 60 through Dallas on 20



ETA actually both come out to 860ish miles. Hmm didnt know that
 

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Old 06-10-2013, 12:28 AM
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Not being able to do 60 through Dallas is no biggie, you can legally do 75 or 80 on most of the rest of the run. I-10 has the same issue through Houston and San Antonio.

Of course I looked it up - I don't have the whole world memorized.
 
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Old 06-10-2013, 12:52 AM
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Bottom line: Texas is huge AF!!

Legally do 75. That's funny. Go 120 the whole time, especially in the cities.
 
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Old 06-10-2013, 10:41 PM
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Texas is huge
 
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Old 06-10-2013, 10:41 PM
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Well and actually I believe that saying came out when the speed limits were 55
 
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Old 06-10-2013, 10:46 PM
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It was definitely true back then!
 



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