People buried at Stonehenge may have come from as far away as Wales

Re:People buried at Stonehenge may have come from as far awa... by fao_ on Saturday August 04, 2018 @11:14PM (#17689470)

According to Google the exact driving route is 72.6 miles, it is along several motorways.

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Re:People buried at Stonehenge may have come from as far awa... by AaronFriel on Saturday August 04, 2018 @11:29PM (#17689516)

There are motorways where people (safely) drive 175km/hr in the UK?

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Re:People buried at Stonehenge may have come from as far awa... by barrkel on Sunday August 05, 2018 @08:31AM (#17691012)

On my motorbike, I'd comfortably do 95 to 100 mph on the motorway. But you're asking for trouble if you push it to 120, which is what you'd need at least to reliably average 114 mph.

Most cars don't travel above 90mph. I'd say that's the 98th percentile speed, with 100mph somewhere near 99.5 percentile - ie one in 200 cars going faster.

North Wales is a particularly poor choice of place to speed (notorious amongst bikers for harsh enforcement), but that's probably with a focus on rural roads.

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Re:People buried at Stonehenge may have come from as far awa... by ggm on Sunday August 05, 2018 @02:41AM (#17690055)

I used to hitch rides in the UK. The number of travelling salesmen who drive continuously at over 90 miles/hr freaked me out (lorry drivers didn't speed nearly as much. They have tachometers)

So whilst this is the upper edge, from personal experience I can believe it.

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Re:People buried at Stonehenge may have come from as far awa... by implements on Sunday August 05, 2018 @06:05AM (#17690554)

> They have tachometers ...

Heavy Goods Vehicles are also legally required to be ECU speed limited to 90 kph (56 mph) as well - which is pretty soul-crushing if you ever have to drive one.

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