Originally Posted by rajman
I don't know where you guys are driving - but during the day in my area of toronto - the car only very rarely reaches 50 km/h (about 33 mph), 40 km/h is the typical top speed, and average speed in a car is somewhere between 15-20 km/h.
In North York and Markham they all go 90-100 between lights. Of course, factoring in the wait times once they get to the next one, the everage speed stays down at 20kph....
As for the bike speeds cited, in the summer, on a road bike, I agree.
In the winter, on the MTB winter tires, uphill, into the wind, with a bit of snow.... no way. I'm a pedestrian with wheels.