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You asked me, "Do I need to show you Webster's definition of a limit?" I think you need to better understand what "democracy" really means. Go look that up in Websters. BTW...you're not a tea-party birther are you...you have that same sort of confused logic ;) You seem to believe speed limits were all set up by some corrupt means. You might want to wrap that foil around your head a little tighter to prevent the government from reading your mind :P

You don't blame the driver if the AVERAGE driver is doing the same thing, there's gotta be good reasons for it. Most people have reasonable judgement. If it was a few cars a day doing it, sure, you might have some reckless drivers in the neighborhood, but if the AVERAGE JOE is doing it, then there's gotta be good and many reasons for it. You must of missed where studies show that most everyone doesn't pay any attention to the posted speed limits. They drive what is reasonable, prudent, safe, and most importantly, COMFORTABLE to them, regardless of the speed limit. This is why speed limits should be set in a scientific manner at the 85th percentile speed of average daily flow of traffic. That way the fastest 15% are outliers, and the slowest of the slow don't negatively impact the speed limit. Limits should be exactly that, the maximum safe speed limit. Do I need to show you Webster's definition of a limit? Speaking of democracy, in most States I believe the laws are written that cities/municipalities should be setting their speed limits according to traffic engineers recommendation to measure, and then use the 85th percentile speed. Something tells me that the 35 you mention was set arbitrarily by some politician and/or crooked cop trying to make a lot of money, and not by the 85th percentile method. There's your problem. The CITY has disobeyed the law first, and the people aren't having it! They will ignore unlawful laws. And rightfully so, as they can prove in court to a judge that's willing to listen to reason.

You are so right Cooley and sorry. But here goes from someone who gets a bit confused with it all as well. Sometimes I just can't find it in my onboard computer. DIC=display information center(sometimes I think this is a carryover from older vehicles where GM named it that & some of the current have little resemblance to the original. MPG=miles per gallon )hope most got that one 3.6L= engine size, but can be in many configurations with most of the changes occuring to the heads. No, not those who smoke funny stuff at GM plant break time. But I can now see how some got confused. "Plant break time", for those who misunderstood, does not mean go smoke some plant. 10K= 10,000 miles. K being the equivalent of 1000. Much longer than a 10K run. DI=direct injection. A system new to gasoline and passenger cars. Not really new though because that is how diesels have always worked. ULA= I'm stumped? OAM= Got me again! trany= I hope you meant tranny as in transmission. The box that changes gears, or once more you stumped me. INST=Instantaneous, abbreviation for. Not sure it would pass Webster's, but it is straight out of owners manual. TCC= Torque convertor clutch. I remember when this one confused me. Think of a vehicle that has standard transmission with clutch. Only this clutch is operated by the vehicle itself and it puts a direct, non-slipping connection between the engine and transmission. Normally torque convertors slip because there is fluid being churned by the input(friction) which in turn drives the output. For older Buick owners, think Dyna-Flow, no gears, no clutch. Modern 'no shift' transmissions couldn't beat those old ones for smoothness. WOT=Wide open throttle. If taken literally, the point where the throttle plate is wide open or not restricting the flow of air into the engine. But not at all accurate for diesels because they have no throttle plate. And with modern gas engines, the meaning goes beyond that because there are sensors tied to computers to do a number of special things when full acceleration is wanted. AC=Air Conditioning, except in rare cases when dealing with automobiles. For aircraft & many other occurences, AC=Alternating Current. A/C is then considered air conditioning so not to confuse someone working with both and a deadly mistake could incur. AC power has not been in cars until recently, except when not wanted & a test might require checking to make sure none is present such as from a faulty alternator. Or escaping from an old vacuum tube radio which made use of a vibrator to create it. Hope no one accidentally sticks finger in outlet in back seat if the test says, "check outlet of AC system for temperature change by feeling." OUCH! There are a million more acronyms, but I've given up on texting.

I've talked to three others with 2009 & 2010 Ram 1500s and we seemed to be getting the same results for gas mileage on the 5.7 Hemi. In August my YTD average was 18.4 MPG on my 2010 Ram 1500 Big Horn Quad, two-wheel drive, 3.91 LSD and 20 inch wheels. Since the cold weather and snow it's down to 17.04. The MPG has defintely dropped in winter, with my lowest at 14.45 so far. Keep in mind my daily work comute is 3.1 miles and I see mostly around town driving. My three trips from Rochester to Gettysburg, PA, gave me 20.63, 21.13, and 20.86, all summertime trips. Considering the power of the Hemi, I really don't think that's too bad. Best regards, Dusty

FYI, your reply to my post is now shown in Webster's Dictionary near the definition of "non sequitur". :)