[NLRS] Traveling I-35 to CSVHF in Wichita

[JamesDuffey]

Using Google Maps, I get 6 hours 41 minutes for 450 miles, including 5 minutes added for bad traffic through Des Moines at this time. (2230Z). That is an average speed of 67 miles per hour. Perhaps a bit optimistic, but more in line with what one would expect.

Are you sure that you or Google didn’t drop the 41 minutes? 

Looking forward to seeing you in Wichita! - Duffey KK6MC

James Duffey KK6MC
Cedar Crest NM

> On Jul 17, 2018, at 15:08, Dr. Gerald N. Johnson <geraldj at netins.net> wrote:
> 
> That would be great but I don't believe it. Google says 6 hours for 448 miles from here (Ellsworth, IA) to Wichita. That is averaging 74.67 mph with 70 mph speed limits for full spped segments. That can't be allowing foor city zones at 65 or 55 and construction zones at 55. I know on I-35 around here that when I set the cruise for 75 (and my GPS says the speedometer is exact) that there are a few vehicles that pass me while I pass many. That google is not google maps but just using googe search for the distant location then clicking on maps to get directions, distance, and time.
> 
> 73, Jerry, K0CQ
> 
>> On 7/17/2018 2:03 PM, JamesDuffey wrote:
>> Google Maps take into account the lower speed limits through construction zones in calculating times, unless they are very recent.  In stretches of roads where real time speeds are available these are taken into account as well as being displayed on the map. Many of the common navigation apps, such as Waze, will calculate routes that are faster than the routes through the construction zones. - Duffey KK6MC
>> 
>> James Duffey KK6MC
>> Cedar Crest NM
>> 
>>> On Jul 17, 2018, at 11:57, Dr. Gerald N. Johnson<geraldj at netins.net>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Expect to take more time on that trip than Google says. https://lb.511ia.org/ialb/ shows
>>> seven construction zones southbound in Iowa. Besides closing down lanes these construction zones have a 55mph speed limit with at least a $1000 fine if caught speeding. The northernmost segment in Iowa runs from the Minnesota border to about three miles north of US 20 over 50 miles but the actual work zones may be shorter.
>>> 
>>> Missouri shows at least as many construction zones and there appears to be three in Kansas. The Kansas road page doesn't show the details as Iowa.
>>> 
>>> 73, Jerry, K0CQ
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