Speed Limit 85 (West, Novice: 2014, to buy, school)

[Trae713]

Originally Posted by TexasHorseLady

I think the idea is that if you're one of those that's dumb enough to think that the speed limit doesn't/shouldn't apply to you because you're SUCH a good driver, you're likely also dumb enough to think that it's just fine for you to text at that speed, too, because the laws of physics clearly don't apply to you, either.

They are two completely different things. One is distracting you from driving. The other changes depending on what city or county you are driving through, road conditions be damned. These low speed limits are not about safety. They should be 70 in the urban areas. Most people drive that anyway.

[SVTRay]

I think their pushing envolope on this one.

[love roses]

Especially when nowhere else in the us has a speed limit that high....according to the article. I go 80 as it is since they raised it, but honestly I'm not in such a hurry to be anywhere that I need to drive that fast anyway.

[hamjeepr]

Originally Posted by love roses

Especially when nowhere else in the us has a speed limit that high....according to the article.

That's not true. Montana has highways with no speed limits and THEY ARE SAFER!??!?!?

Montana: No Speed Limit Safety Paradox

[love roses]

I just did a Google search of this and all of the sites I read said there are no longer any highways in the US with no posted speed limit. Only the autobahn in Germany has some sections with no speed limits posted. Only Poland has a higher speed limit at 86. So now Austin is 2nd only to Poland for fastest posted speed limit in the world.

[love roses]

From what I gather reading, German drivers take 4years of driver training and can be ticketed for driving while using cell phones, etc..Also, the left lane is for passing only. NOONE is supposed to be in the left lane except to pass and then get back over. The roads are also heavily monitored. This sentiment was voiced by others and that is., in contrast here in Texas people drive in the left lane whether they are going kinda slow or going fast and then just staying there. Americans take very brief driving courses and German cars are apparantly built somewhat differently than cars here are.

[Willsson]

German cars are apparently built somewhat differently than cars here are.

Uhhhh, yeah. In a word... Better.

Here in Texas I took 3 months of Driver's Ed (six weeks of class followed by a couple of times a week driving) while in the 9th grade. But they don't do that anymore. I already knew how to drive, learning on dirt roads on the way to some fishing hole down towards Paint Rock.

[TVC15]

Originally Posted by hsw

....despite many idiot drivers distracted by cell/texting/DUI/whatever and pothole-ridden fwys throughout relevant commute corridors in major US urban regions....

And don't forget to include the DWO's

[Canine*Castle]

Originally Posted by Trae713

Uh...you simple don't do it. You're driving.

I don't do it; I don't even own a cell phone. Unfortunately, many do it and it's ridiculous. I work for a school district and one day while pulling in the parking lot, I noticed one of the teacher's pulling in in front of me and she was chatting on her phone. I even mentioned it to her when we got in the building and she said, "Blame my mother; she called me." Okay, I'll blame her mother...NOT!! Duh! I sure wish a policeman had been around and ticketed the heck out of her.

[Pretzelogik]

Originally Posted by Poltracker

It's already 75 at some locations and I found it a bit frightening to go that fast. 70 was ok but 75 was pushing it....85? eeek!!!!

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