If they both left Winchester at the same time, how much sooner would the
law-breaking motorist arrive in Berryville?
A pet peeve of mine is the number of motorists who exceed the legal speed
limit on the highway.
I am convinced that if they would DO THE MATH, they
would realize how little time they gain by speeding and thus slow down.
In a 15 mile trip traveling 20 mph over the speed limit, only 4 minutes are
gained!
The law-abiding motorist travels 15 miles at 55 mph, so it takes her
.2727 hours or 16.36 minutes.
The law-breaker travels the same 15 miles
at 75 mph in a time of .2 hours or 12 minutes.
If a motorist were traveling at the prohibitive speed of 100 mph, it would
take him .15 hours or 9 minutes, so he would save only 7 minutes!
| 1. Liz Cotter | Oak Hill, VA |
| 2. Kirstine Wynn | Winchester, VA |
| 3. Tom Marino | University of Richmond |
| 4. Richard Mocarski | Va. Tech, Blacksburg, VA |
| 5. Chad McDaniel | Winchester, VA |
| 6. Erin McGinnis | Winchester, VA |
| 7. Ryan Throckmorton | Winchester, VA |
| 8. Jonathan O'Neill | Winchester, VA |
| 9. Becky Del Balzo | Winchester, VA |