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Old 07-06-2006, 12:22 AM
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Temptation city!

So driving up for another wonderful week in Fort Mac and I came across a section of newly paved highway that I checked runs for 6.2 km by the odometer until the next hill ...

Counting space to brake, thats almost 6000 meters of full speed ... I wonder what I could top out on that ... sucks I was in a company vehicle

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Old 07-06-2006, 01:09 AM
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Mmmm long straightaways. There is a few beauty fresh paved stretchs on the #1 to and from Calgary.
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Too much traffic and to many RCMP for high speed though.

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Old 07-07-2006, 05:04 PM
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Get some radios and friends, and place spotters farther up the road. They can warn you about traffic and cops!

Seriously though, I wouldn't do that. It is pretty unsafe.
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Originally Posted by SoloSK71
Too much traffic and to many RCMP for high speed though.

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Traffic sometimes, RCMP rare. 300kms of highway opens plenty of opportunity. 12000 of my kms are from this trip, and I can honestly say I've perhaps seen 15-20 cops. I usually travel mid-week early afternoons with a 6 hour return time. Although the Calgary to Edmonton #2 has at least 5 times more traffic and has alot of speedy drivers!

Otherwise this is more of a few kms "let 'er rip" not being the leader of a 150 kph train!
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I just came home from Fort Mac to pick up my new car tomorrow and took 3 hours 20minutes from the airport road to Spruce Grove. No traffic at all except a staging at Grasslands and then after turning off the road past Boyle. Only one RCMP the entire way.

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