80 MPH in Texas Soon?

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally posted by AKA2D '91
Yep.

I average close to 80 on any interstate/expressway. I try to stick it (CC) @ 79. I only go over when I drive my mother's car. It's easy to get it up there and not realize you're over 90 mph.

Another leadfoot!

WORD. Lead foot in the house as well.

I drove my mom's car this weekend and I was getting it. I had to balance her isht out.

Originally posted by Jill1228
I have had people passing me when i am going 80! They pass me like I am standing still

Ditto! They give me a complex, LOL.

[mccoyred]

Originally posted by Diva_I.S.O.S
In Houston most folks are driving 75-80 on I-10 when the speed limit is 65. Only problem is that if you raise it to 80, people will drive 85-90...

And, oh yeah, people in Houston can't drive.

I think people will still drive the speeds they want to, its just that the Texas Rangers (state police, right?) will give out fewer speeding tickets.

Folks in MD/DC like to drive next to each other, regardless of the speed, conditions or number of lanes

[enigma_AKA]

Originally posted by mccoyred

Folks in MD/DC like to drive next to each other, regardless of the speed, conditions or number of lanes

They can't be any worse than Chicago drivers. Ole, passive-aggresive, going 60 in the fast lane, not recognizing there are actually lanes for folks to drive in selves!

enigma_AKA

[dyhardque]

I hope that the speed limit is increased. It will help with trips to Houston, Austin, San Antonio from Dallas.

[chrini]

Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
Per this article

Definitely make life interesting in Texas. It is true that a lot of people do 75 - 79 already.

Texans, what do you all think?

Yipee! Now I can worry less a ticket. Of course I do use caution, especially during rainy weather.

[RedefinedDiva]

Hi. My name is RD and I have a leadfoot.

In some instances, I am sure that it will make people drive even faster, but to me, it would reduce my chances of getting a ticket. I know that I can PUSH IT on the highway. I try to stay close to 70-75. But baby, give me an open stretch of highway and it's on like popcorn!

[AKA_Monet]

Originally posted by Jill1228
<-----Leadfoot in WA state here
Speed Limit is 70 on I-5 (60 in the Seattle area). I have had people passing me when i am going 80! They pass me like I am standing still

Yeah, but like we have mountains and hills to consider as well as floating bridges, so driving like we are on the Autobaun is well, stoopid... And I'm in that bullisht traffic all the time...

Then we have idiots that drive slow in the fast lane... Now that just ceremoniously pisses me off... I feel like I outta be a NASCAR drive and bump them...

And Dallas, I'm sorry, but the I-20 from Tyler to Dallas, now driving fast is on THAT particular stretch is stoopid... There were accidents DAILY when I lived there...

Says much to the engineering of roads in different states...

SoCal drivers are the looneist need to be medicated drivers I have EVER seen... YOU MUST be entering the freeway at 65-70 mph from the on-ramp to BE on the freeway... Or you WILL be blown off on "general principle"...

And LA freeways are a mess, and folks still drive them like they are on the Autobaun, at least 100 mph average in ALL 5 lanes--including the "cell phone slow lane"--lane number 6 ...

So the CHiPs officers have their pick of the litter for whomever they choose to ticket that day... But most of the time, they are runnin' up under folks who decide to NOT take their full medication regimen and make a run for the Border...

And that isht gets televised and ruins my shows when I'm down there...

Most of the time, folks got those bootlegged "fit Honda-BMW-Mercedes-Kia-Hyundais" mixes with NOS in the car and dual loudners, no governers, with 20" dubs... My dad put that isht on my Civic then sold it for a mint... That's why folks go fast down in SoCal...

[NUPE4LIFE]

An increase in the speed limit doesn't necessarily mean that the amount of accidents will increase. In Germany there is no speed limit on the Audubon. I don't have any information on the accident rates there but I imagine if it were high they would have inacted a speed limit by now.