Text 28329, 56 rader
Skriven 2009-03-02 00:18:58 av Ward Dossche (2:292/854)
  Kommentar till text 28310 av Roy Witt (1:397/22)
Ärende: Re: Question
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RW> Again, in case you haven't figured it out yet: a straight line would be
RW> the shortest distance from one point to another on any map.
 
That is geographical nonsense as well.
 
RW> Missoula to Great Falls, going through Butte, is 275 miles, 3hrs and
RW> 52min.
 
One solid piece of advice ... do not trust Google maps when your life depends
on it. You could be unhappily surprised when buying that nonsense. 
Obviously you nor them have ever driven those routes.
 
Between Missoula and Butte on I-90 there are such sharp curves and gradients
going down that 40-45mph for certain stretches are the best you can do. 2h30min
is a pretty good time there but mind the speed signs and Smokey, they're
everywhere ... I know ... was stopped twice over the years. Some parts of that
road are not even labeled I-90 locally.
 
And count another 2h30 for Butte to Great Falls, some parts do not have a
divided lane. The route through the mountains out of Butte equally has steep
gradients climbing up and speed signs at certain locations of 40mph.
 
4h30min to 5hrs would be closer to reality.
 
RW> Missoula to Great Falls, going through Rogers Pass is only 169 miles, but
RW> takes 4 min longer via MT-200 E because it's not a multi-laned
RW> interstate.
 
You're a total joke.
 
I've run that stretch as well quite often, last time was last August. MT-200 is
not multi-laned, but it's Montana. Easy to drive, everybody goes fast enough
there and it's about 2h30-2h40 driving at a legal average speed of 65mph which
can be sustained throughout except 2 speedtraps. No real speed limits below
that and the climb to Rogers is way not as steep as those on I-90 or I-15.
 
In 1998 I was late to catch a plane in Great Falls and covered the distance
from Missoula in about 2hrs ... most of that area is empty, no signs, no
billboards for copcars to hide... they're all on I-90 ... the only speedtraps
are Lincoln MT and Ovando.
 
RW> Just because you 'visit' Montana a few weeks out of a year, doesn't make
RW> you an expert about anything in Montana.
 
I'm not claiming to be the expert, but I know about it what I know through an
accumulated 7 yrs of living there.
 
And it's quite obvious you've never been on I-90, I-15 nor MT-200 overthere.
 
It's also obvious you know nothing about geography ... the shortest distance
between 2 points on any map is a straight line ... what a joke.
 
 \%/@rd

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