You know I would much rather have someone going 80 MPH than I would some old granny who has to use the NYC phonebook to see above the steering wheel driving at 45MPH. That just makes Me want to spit out nails. Pass Me on by see if I care but for G-d sake don't pull up in front of Me and then go slow. Pisses Me off to no end.

Larry

80-90, either is fine... Pick one. It is people going either too much faster than the rest or too much slower than the rest that cause the problems.

I think I was in Ariziona (not sure was on the bike and in many states that trip) where if there were five cars backed-up behind you, you had to pull over and let them pass.

Good law, keeps people from taking chances.

Sure no more people may get killed or hurt but revenue will drop and today, with lower property values, don't expect your speed limits to be rising. If anything, expect speed traps and packs of state troopers pulling dozens over like we have here in Florida. It isn't about safety, I don't know if it ever was, it's about revenue. I call the cops tax collectors.

I drove from SoCal to Salt Lake and back the first week of October and noted those 'Test Sections' along I-15. There were two sections, each about 20-30 miles long, between Cedar City and Nephi where the speed limit had been increased from 75 to 80 mph. Of course, I enthusiastically volunteered to participate in the test ;-)

OCU

It isn't about safety, I don't know if it ever was, it's about revenue. I call the cops tax collectors.

#3 | Posted by danni

Win/Win. Money maker for local government, and a gift to the auto insurers who were tired of paying out for injuries from high speed accidents, and get to claim its all done in the name of public safety?

We drove 80MPH on I-10 from Junction to Ft Stockton today in a Ford Escape. Texas has had an 80MPH limit there for years.
BFD.

I think that there is a substantial difference between 55 and 80. The amount of time that one has to make a decision is much shorter.

However, there are many who are completely capable of making those decisions.

I think there should be grade levels to license plates. If you pass advanced driving courses and can prove your skills you should be able to drive at higher speeds.

To a point where you are unrestrained by speed limit if conditions are acceptable for it.

The idea that everyone is of the same skill level when driving is absolutely ridiculous.

Age has alot to do with it. Reaction time, Experience, training, and equipment. All of it can contribute to whether or not you slide out of a situation or roll the car.

I'm 49. I recall a high school teacher telling us we'd NEVER see a rise from the then-current limit of 55.

With the government takeover of health care... and the state/local governments' needs for revenue, does the DR contingent think we'll see a rollback to 55?

55 with stricter enforcement... might make for fewer accidents - and those accidents would be less likely to be fatal than if driving 80. Plus, increased enforcement means more revenue.

Is it feasible in the future to see a federal push to roll back speed limits as part of an emerging "healthier living" agenda?

Keep it sober and under triple digits and you're fine.

You're not having fun utill you hit 120, though.

You're not having fun utill you hit 120, though.
#9 | Posted by ZombieHunter

I chickened out at 115.