"Averaged 81 mph"!! Wow, remind me to be behind you, waaaay behind you. Which is very likely at those speeds. 
Wow, So your that guy. Bad thing can happen reel fast at 85 mph. If you want to endanger yourself that your business but at 85 mph you could be endangering other on the road also.
Sure---we can talk all day about road hazards, driving styles and such....and I get it. But there's something to be said for nearly 40 years of driving experience pulling huge and heavy trailers, over a million miles of driving without accidents, and being a car guy who builds and understands how vehicles work inside and out. Many don't have an in-depth understanding and a good car-sense for driving. You have to understand your rig, the driving conditions, distances to other obstacles, visibility, stopping distances, and a host of other things to be a very capable driver in my opinion. The speed limits in the West are 75+ or higher. I have witnessed many accidents by people driving too slow in the passing lanes and then others being impatient and trying to pass in unsafe conditions. If the speed limit is 75 mph and people are pulling at 55 MPH.....it often causes accidents and issues as well. Each person has to drive where they feel comfortable based on road conditions and their abilities. Declaring that a well-seasoned driver is automatically putting others at risk by following the speeds limits is a stretch to say the least. Every MPH from a dead stop causes things to happen faster and it's up to the driver to determine their comfort levels based on reaction times, skill levels, and etc.
I drove truck for over 45 years most of it in the west, +23 years pulling 5th wheel travel trailers & feel comfortable with my driving ability. But I don't care how good your driving ability is, the inability to react to an emergency situation diminishes with speed. A deer crossing in front of you, blow a steer tire, a sudden wind gust, the dumba$$ in front of you doing a brake checkI'd rather have more time to react.
At 65mph, with a reaction/brake time I should be able to stop in about 450 feet. At 80mph stopping distance in about 600 feet. These calcs are for a car/truck without towing.
Driving 200 miles with your hair on fire at 80mph, & me going 65, I'll get there 30 minutes later.
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I don't care how good your driving ability is, the inability to react to an emergency situation diminishes with speed.
Many don't have an in-depth understanding and a good car-sense for driving. You have to understand your rig, the driving conditions, distances to other obstacles, visibility, stopping distances, and a host of other things to be a very capable driver in my opinion.
Unfortunately, I think this describes the majority of drivers on the roads today that simply don't understand fundamental dynamics of objects in motion and apply any knowledge to a safe driving method. It scares me to see a wagging RV pass me 20mph over the truck speed limit. Big difference in stopping distance between 31,000lbs of TV/RV and 4,500lb commuting car and those that jump from the latter to the former without comprehension of the relationship between speed, weight, and braking distance do pose a risk.