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05-17-2006, 11:47 AM
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80 MPH in Texas Soon?
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?
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05-17-2006, 11:58 AM
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Well my mother is a former Texan and from the times I have been there I can attest that they do drive very fast and dangerous!!! This scares me because it will only increase fatal car accidents.
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05-17-2006, 11:58 AM
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I know in Michigan it's 70 or 75, I can't remember. It didn't seem that fast when I was there, but then again I do 80 on the freeway anyway. Our speed limit is 55.  I have a lead foot.
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05-17-2006, 12:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by MsSweetness
I know in Michigan it's 70 or 75, I can't remember. It didn't seem that fast when I was there, but then again I do 80 on the freeway anyway. Our speed limit is 55. I have a lead foot.
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Me too.
When I drive home from Charlotte to Ohio, the speed limits change. In parts of NC and all of WV, it is 70 and in Ohio and Va it is 65.
I typically do between 70 and 75.
Some days, some highways, to do the speed limit means you are going to piss some people off.
But I agree with you Soror DSTinguished1, increasing the speed limit means that people will jump their minimum to OVER 80 and car accidents will increase.
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05-17-2006, 12:20 PM
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People in Dallas already drive like its the last lap of the Indy 500 (even when it rains  ) so I can only imagine.
But on the interstate, even here the speed limit is 75, which means people go 80 anyway.
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05-17-2006, 12:32 PM
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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.
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05-17-2006, 12:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
Some days, some highways, to do the speed limit means you are going to piss some people off.
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Yeah, try going 65 on Inbound I-485 at 6:45am. You won't last very long.
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05-17-2006, 02:11 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Honeykiss1974
People in Dallas already drive like its the last lap of the Indy 500 (even when it rains ) so I can only imagine.
But on the interstate, even here the speed limit is 75, which means people go 80 anyway.
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05-17-2006, 02:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
Some days, some highways, to do the speed limit means you are going to piss some people off.
But I agree with you Soror DSTinguished1, increasing the speed limit means that people will jump their minimum to OVER 80 and car accidents will increase.
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Some college students at Georgia STate University recently did an experiment in rush hour traffic where they had 5 cars spread out across the 5 lane of 285 and drive the speed limit (it is 55 in the metro area). They filmed the entire thing and said folks were cussing them out, giving them the bird, going on the medium to pass them, etc. The DOT even said it was dangerous.
I do agree with the last statement. I automatically drive about 5 miles over the speed limit, so if it was 80 I know I would be doing 85!
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05-17-2006, 05:52 PM
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Originally posted by Diva_I.S.O.S
And, oh yeah, people in Houston can't drive.
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Ditto and they sure can't drive. The speed limit is like 60 on most highways here and thats not cool! Everything is so far apart in Houston though, but hey its been my home for 4 years!
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05-17-2006, 06:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Diva_I.S.O.S
And, oh yeah, people in Houston can't drive.
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This is the truth! I'm down here for work, and I can't believe some of the foolishness that these folks try.
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05-17-2006, 06:19 PM
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I think it's a good thing. Being a fast driver doesn't mean one is a bad driver. If they increase the speed limit, it doesn't mean that people will all of a sudden go crazy, going 95/105 on an expressway, just because. They'll just stay with the flow of traffic, as usual. Those crazy individuals who drive crazy will continue to drive crazy.
Besides, the state troopers/police will hand out less tickets.
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05-17-2006, 06:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by MsSweetness
I know in Michigan it's 70 or 75...
I have a lead foot.
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Yep to all of the above.
<--drives 70 to 80 on a daily or when I can.
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05-17-2006, 07:33 PM
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<-----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
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05-17-2006, 07:43 PM
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Re: 80 MPH in Texas Soon?
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Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
Definitely make life interesting in Texas. It is true that a lot of people do 75 - 79 already.
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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!
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