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Skriven 2009-03-02 11:58:23 av Roy Witt (1:397/22)
  Kommentar till text 28329 av Ward Dossche (2:292/854)
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02 Mar 09 00:18, Ward Dossche wrote to Roy Witt:


 RW>> Again, in case you haven't figured it out yet: a straight line would
 RW>> be the shortest distance from one point to another on any map.

 WD> That is geographical nonsense as well.

Jeezzzzzz. I guess 'stupid is as stupid says' holds true in your case too.

 RW>> Missoula to Great Falls, going through Butte, is 275 miles, 3hrs and
 RW>> 52min.

 WD> One solid piece of advice ... do not trust Google maps when your life
 WD> depends on it. You could be unhappily surprised when buying that
 WD> nonsense. Obviously you nor them have ever driven those routes.

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I used Google Maps on a daily basis over the last two years in my job and
their maps have never led me astray of where I wanted to go.

 WD> Between Missoula and Butte on I-90 there are such sharp curves and
 WD> gradients going down that 40-45mph for certain stretches are the best
 WD> you can do. 2h30min is a pretty good time there but mind the speed
 WD> signs and Smokey, they're everywhere ... I know ... was stopped twice
 WD> over the years. Some parts of that road are not even labeled I-90
 WD> locally.

Google averages the MPH using the safest speed possible to determine the
time in which you can safely traverse any roads. Been there and done that
as well.

 WD> And count another 2h30 for Butte to Great Falls, some parts do not
 WD> have a divided lane. The route through the mountains out of Butte
 WD> equally has steep gradients climbing up and speed signs at certain
 WD> locations of 40mph.

 WD> 4h30min to 5hrs would be closer to reality.

Doubtful. You're probably a piss poor driver who gets scared easily.

 RW>> Missoula to Great Falls, going through Rogers Pass is only 169
 RW>> miles, but takes 4 min longer via MT-200 E because it's not a
 RW>> multi-laned interstate.

 WD> You're a total joke.

 WD> I've run that stretch as well quite often, last time was last August.
 WD> MT-200 is not multi-laned, but it's Montana. Easy to drive, everybody
 WD> goes fast enough there and it's about 2h30-2h40 driving at a legal
 WD> average speed of 65mph which can be sustained throughout except 2
 WD> speedtraps. No real speed limits below that and the climb to Rogers
 WD> is way not as steep as those on I-90 or I-15.

Your estimation is off by 25 minutes...2hr56 minutes.

 WD> In 1998 I was late to catch a plane in Great Falls and covered the
 WD> distance from Missoula in about 2hrs ... most of that area is empty,
 WD> no signs, no billboards for copcars to hide... they're all on I-90
 WD> ... the only speedtraps are Lincoln MT and Ovando.

And yet you tell Dannyboy that he couldn't possibly have driven that route
from Missoula to Helena...LOL!

 RW>> Just because you 'visit' Montana a few weeks out of a year, doesn't
 RW>> make you an expert about anything in Montana.

 WD> I'm not claiming to be the expert, but I know about it what I know
 WD> through an accumulated 7 yrs of living there.

Wow! That long over one lifetime...

 WD> And it's quite obvious you've never been on I-90, I-15 nor MT-200
 WD> overthere.

It's quite obvious you've never been over those roads either.

 WD> It's also obvious you know nothing about geography ... the shortest
 WD> distance between 2 points on any map is a straight line ... what a
 WD> joke.

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\%/@rd has just proven that he's a dumbass.

                R\%/itt


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