My wife and I took a short trip down to Lake Cumberland in KY and rode a tourist train on a "scenic foliage run" up into the mountains over the weekend.

Usually, when we travel to visit her family (1000 miles +), I'm in the left lane with the hammer down so we get there as quickly as possible.

This was a trip of less than 300 miles with beautiful mountain scenery; we were in no hurry whatsoever.

I decided I'm going to drive the speed limit all the way.

On the three-lane Interstate, I set the cruise to 72, and on two-lane highways, 56.

Other than semi-trucks using the "truck lane" on hills, I didn't pass anyone the whole trip.

At one point on I-75 around Cincinnati, I sped up to 80+ mph to get around a semi that was blocking my view of the signs... At 80 mph, I still wasn't keeping up with most of the traffic.

My observation from the trip is: "IF YOU DRIVE THE SPEED LIMIT....YOU ARE IN THE WAY"!