Please stop with all of the critiques of what should be the speed limit in the construction zone between Cave Neck Road and Minos Conaway Road. Per Google Maps, this stretch of road is approximately 2 miles long. With the help of a speed distance time calculator I found on the internet, I came up with the following calculations that I hope will show just how ridiculous the argument is to be able to drive faster through this work zone. Please keep in mind these calculations only work if there are no vehicles in front of you driving at slower speeds.
If you slow down from whatever reckless speed you have been driving since you got on Route 1 south and set your cruise control for 50 mph at the Cave Neck Road intersection, you will find it takes all of two minutes and 24 seconds (plus or minus a second or two) to get to the Minos Conaway intersection. If you drive the same route only this time driving at 65 mph, it will take you approximately one minute and 51 seconds (plus or minus a second or two.) For those of you poor at math, this is an unbelievable savings of roughly 33 seconds. If you drive at the regular posted speed limit (55 mph) that same drive will take you approximately two minutes and 11 seconds, which is only 13 seconds longer than 50 mph and 20 seconds slower than 65 mph.
To summarize, is saving 33 seconds of your life only to get stopped at the traffic light at Five Points, then again at the intersection of Route 1 and Wescoats Road and finally the ensuing traffic jam that starts at the Wawa intersection really worth it?
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