[HOE] MPH/pace Questions

[Matt and Teresa Steflik <grifflik@stny.rr.com>]

In Road Warriors on page 39 under Speedometer, it states how you convert
MPH to yards (for example 5 MPH = 0.5 inches, multiply inches x5 to get
yards = 2.5 yards...or 0.5 yards = 1 MPH).  So we're basically saying
that MPH divided by 2 equals yards, and inversely yards times 2 equals
MPH.  Since a character's pace is measured in yards, does this mean that
an average person with a pace of 6 is actually walking at 12 MPH and
running at 24 MPH (28 if they pick up the pace and get a 4)?  Since the
revised rules have stated that a character can take their full movement
in a single action, this gives an average person better pace than the
acceleration of most vehicles.  Granted, the vehicle will catch up
quick, as the character will be maxed out on their speed, but do these
numbers strike anyone else as odd?  I mean, a really quick character
with a pace of 12 and a 4 on the d4 pick-up is capable of a top speed of
52 MPH?!?  And don't forget about those running shoes (which - although
it's never been stated - I assume supply the +2 pace bonus AFTER
doubling pace for running) to kick it up another notch to 54 MPH...

Is perhaps vehicle pace not comparable to character pace?  If so, why
call it pace?

Also, if this conversion is correct, all of the pace listings for
vehicles in Road Warriors are wrong.  Although it doesn't seem to
expressly say how to determine a vehicle's pace in Road Warriors, I
would think, due to the original conversion above that the book
supplied, you would simply multiply the top speed by 2.  Instead, it
seems they've all been multiplied by 2.5.  Why?

Am I way off on this?  Any thoughts or explanations?

Matt Steflik
Gimme Shelter - http://www.geocities.com/grifflik