In article <37eibr$k0d@bigblue.oit.unc.edu> chhurst@med.unc.edu (Christopher H. Hurst) writes:
> Several skaters from our local inline club participated in AtoA for the
> second year and again they returned with horrific tales of a certain hill
> called "Silver Hill." On this hill skaters have claimed to reach speeds
> of 50 mph. I heard several stories about skaters passing motor vehicles
> on this hill as well as many other variations. Will someone please set
> the record straight and give me a realistic idea as to the speeds obtained
> on this hill. I would guess that 35 mph would be a closer estimate--but I
> anxiously await any stories one might have....

All things are possible, but unless you've either measured and timed skaters on the hill, or possess a radar gun or other reliable instrument, take subjective claims and "measured on a car speedometer" with a large grain of salt - people tend to overestimate when there's a direct sensation of speed via the wind or road feel, and the car speedometer "measurements" usally combine limited speedometer accuracy and failing to match speeds for long enough to really confirm the measurement.

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