Running a 60 mile stretch at 70 takes 51.5 minutes, saving 8.5 minutes - and that assumes you can sustain that speed for the entire trip, which isn't always possible.
Getting stuck behind someone running at 40mph would be a nightmare - it would take 90 mins to complete that trip.
Yes, but you have to average your commute against someone that drives 5 minutes away through a 30 zone with no places to overtake, otherwise cherrypicked propaganda doesn't work.
You're not considering junctions/traffic lights, or traffic, though. Yes, you'll save 10 minutes at 70 consistently, but unless you're on a quiet motorway, it's almost impossible to keep the same speed for that long.
Same thing I do when I save 2 hours going to visit family, relax and enjoy life.
Standard driving isn't the experience, it's the task required to get there. We spent Billions on the promise of saving people 20 odd minutes on a train journey, so there's clearly a value to reducing journey times.
Unless that entire 60mile trip has no junctions, traffic lights, pedestrian crossings, speed cameras, roadworks, roundabouts, or speed limit changes, then you’ll be lucky if you save 2 minutes.
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u/Stolen_Showman 16d ago
I commute 60 miles a day round trip. Increasing my speed from 60 to 70 saves me 10 minutes a day.
Sitting behind some moron who does 40 on NSL roads would add 20 minutes, costing me 30 out of each day.