State of Texas Considering Raising Speed Limit to 85 Mph
Published by prospectboy on April 10, 2011 in USA & Canada-
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I live in Texas, and I think this is a bad idea.
Earlier this week on the local news, I saw them discussing a possible bill that would raise the speed limit in Texas from 70 to 85 mph. At first I thought this was maybe a joke. However, I saw this morning on Yahoo that the Texas House of Representatives have already passed the bill. The bill requires approval from the Senate before it will take effect. I live in Texas, and I happen to think this is a bad idea.
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If this bill goes through, this would give Texas the highest speed limit in the country. I don’t know the reasons for this bill even being introduced. Texas has a lot of open road and highways. The main reason that I’m against this bill encourages fast driving. I mean I get frustrated as it with how people drive on the highways here. People speed past you, and drive with no type of respect for others on the highway.
I think this bill doesn’t do anything but increase the risk of more accidents. Maybe they want to bring in more revenue by handing out more tickets, which happens to be something they are doing more of in all states. At the end of the day safety on the highways and roads should be a top priority. People are already careless with their driving here in Texas, and if this goes through we can expect even more of it, along with accidents.
thanks for sharing
I don’t think it is a good idea
That is craziness! I dugg your article!
Thats a terrible idea!!
This is a great idea. How will they give out more tickets? That doesn’t make sense. I live in Texas and there are so many highways and they are so rural there is no reason not to go 85.
I do not know where do you live in Texas, but once my younger brother lived in Irving, Texas. I have heard about the highways in Texas state. Anyway, thanks for sharing your info.
@Dustin, You don’t think that people driving that fast consistently puts them are more risk of having an accident? Think about deer season when deer are crossing roads. It’s going to take longer to slow a car down going that fast. You think that someone who drives drunk needs to be going that fast?
I agree with you. It increases the risks of accidents. What goes throught these people’s minds…..? Saving lives should be a priroty.
I think it’s a terrible idea. Almost all deaths on the highway are caused from speeding or talking on cell phones.
Thats crazy! 85 mph is too high. I know cars go fast but they are the ones who should get tickets and they are the ones who cause accidents! I hope it doesnt pass! thanks for the info!
Time to do your homework before commenting. Texas already has two stretches of interstate highway with a speed limit of 80 mph for autos and 70 for trucks, and fatalities dropped after this was instituted. Twelve western states have a limit of 75. Rural Texas highways are often four-lane with wide shoulders and in far better condition than the interstate highways in states with 70 mph speed limits. As for deer, very few deer venture forth in the daytime, and the volume of night traffic is always lower than daytime. Most importantly, the speed limit actually passed by the Texas legislature was 75, not 85.
@Texas Tea, please show me some actual stats and figures that showed that fatalities dropped. Also I don’t know what part of Texas you live in, but where I do there aren’t many 4 lane highways, and you claim that very few deer venture out during the day? I’ve seen plenty of deer running during the day. Your comments are based on opinions without any facts what so ever.
Love Texas highways! the autobahn in germany has no speedlimit, and has less accidents than those that do. The one’s it does have – however – are doozies! lol
Still – best to go big than go paralyzed!
Just sayin’..