635 now 70mph (Hubbard: construction, school, calculated)

[xS☺B☺s]

Oy Vey! I noticed they raised the speed limit on 635 to 70 mph. As if it wasnt dangerous enough already.

I notice its particularly worse trying to get on the hwy from an on ramp. Now people are regularly doing 80+ in the slow lane.

Gotta wonder if the people who raised the speed limit live far far away - or perhaps are trying to reduce the population of dfw.

1st 70mph sign I saw was right under one of those 782 deaths on Texas hwys signs. Couldnt help but note the black irony.

[Made_it_To_the_Metroplex]

If one drives at all times with caution, I see no harm in it. Of course, it's probably physically impossible to move that fast on 635 more of the time than not due to congestion....

[keribeth818]

The higher speeds aren't dangerous, the speed differentials are dangerous. If you are merging at 70 mph, as you should, you shouldn't have any problems.

[roseball123]

I think I read some article about increasing the speed limit by 5 mph across all highways statewide in phases...Sooner or later we will see the new limits on all highways

[Allison81]

I wish they'd up the limit on 1-30 near the bridge to Lake Ray Hubbard. It's only 60 MPH!

[octo]

I don't know why you are so afraid of 70mph or even 80mph. You can only go that fast if there's little traffic. 635 is a massive highway, not a small two lane road. Just merge faster than 50mph.

[dch526]

Originally Posted by xS☺B☺s

Oy Vey! I noticed they raised the speed limit on 635 to 70 mph. As if it wasnt dangerous enough already.

I notice its particularly worse trying to get on the hwy from an on ramp. Now people are regularly doing 80+ in the slow lane.

Gotta wonder if the people who raised the speed limit live far far away - or perhaps are trying to reduce the population of dfw.

1st 70mph sign I saw was right under one of those 782 deaths on Texas hwys signs. Couldnt help but note the black irony.

Speed limits aren't just arbitrarily raised. Speed Zone Studies are conducted and based on the results the speed is set based on the 85th percentile rule.

Speed limits on Texas highways are set by the 85th percentile method, which represents the speed the majority of drivers will be traveling at or below. This is a sound engineering principle used to set speed limits on highways nationwide for the past 60 years.

Speed checks are conducted to determine the 85th percentile speed. The observed free-flowing speed for vehicles is tallied and the 85th percentile speed is calculated using gathered information. To ensure a true reflection of a normal traffic situation, speed checks are made on average weekdays during off-peak hours, under favorable weather conditions.

The data collected typically shows roadway features such as curves, surface width and type, right-of-way width, crash history, cross streets, school crossings and sites that generate traffic. Engineers design speed zones based on this information.

The speed limit is normally set at the nearest value to the 85th percentile speed ending in 5 or 0.

Speed Zone Studies

[Aceraceae]

Faster the better IMO.

[unknown00]

i'll be more happy when construction is 100% complete and over rather than just a speed limit bump

[LeagleEagleDFW]

Should have just gone to 80MPH.

Still, good news.