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07-22-2006, 06:27 AM
Some US State Speed Limits Going Up
The Daily Auto Insider
Friday, July 21, 2006
July 2006
Speed limits on portions of some freeways around the country are rising, The Wall Street Journal reported.
For example, Texas and Michigan have recently increased speed limits on hundreds of miles of interstate highways and freeways and other states are expected to follow their lead.
Near Detroit, limits are going up from 55 miles per hour or 65 mph to 70 mph, and by November, 70 mph will be allowed on nearly 200 miles of Michigan roads, including parts of Interstate 75 and M-59, a major suburban route.
Texas has raised the limit to 80 mph along 521 miles of I-10 and I-20 in 10 rural western counties, giving them the highest speed limit in the U.S.
In September, Virginia is likely to boost the speed limit on I-85 near the North Carolina border to 70 mph from 65 mph. Other states are likely to follow suit, the story said.
The reason for the rising limits in Texas, Michigan and other states is that lawmakers say that raising speed limits will improve safety by restoring credibility to speed-limit signs and making driving speeds more uniform.
And, although transportation engineers acknowledge that raising speed limits hurts fuel efficiency, they contend that careful studies of traffic flow and driver behavior show that many speed limits are actually too low and that most drivers who exceed these limits are doing it safely, the story said.
The Daily Auto Insider
Friday, July 21, 2006
July 2006
Speed limits on portions of some freeways around the country are rising, The Wall Street Journal reported.
For example, Texas and Michigan have recently increased speed limits on hundreds of miles of interstate highways and freeways and other states are expected to follow their lead.
Near Detroit, limits are going up from 55 miles per hour or 65 mph to 70 mph, and by November, 70 mph will be allowed on nearly 200 miles of Michigan roads, including parts of Interstate 75 and M-59, a major suburban route.
Texas has raised the limit to 80 mph along 521 miles of I-10 and I-20 in 10 rural western counties, giving them the highest speed limit in the U.S.
In September, Virginia is likely to boost the speed limit on I-85 near the North Carolina border to 70 mph from 65 mph. Other states are likely to follow suit, the story said.
The reason for the rising limits in Texas, Michigan and other states is that lawmakers say that raising speed limits will improve safety by restoring credibility to speed-limit signs and making driving speeds more uniform.
And, although transportation engineers acknowledge that raising speed limits hurts fuel efficiency, they contend that careful studies of traffic flow and driver behavior show that many speed limits are actually too low and that most drivers who exceed these limits are doing it safely, the story said.
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