[T and C]

Mr. Adventure,

Ms. Adventure has suggested once or twice that I'm driving a couple mph's too fast relative to what it might say on a sign, but this doesn't happen when we're towing. Since horsepower need increases with the square of your speed, and given that speed correlates with all the bad things about towing (reaction distance, stopping distance, transmission durability, gas mileage, etc.), I keep a careful lid on towing speed compared to my solo self. My trailer tires and the owners' manual assume my speed stays under 65 when towing, and so do I.

Your comment on horsepower and speed is very interesting. Could you give a couple of illustrations/examples?

Thanks,

Tom