70+ speed limits on urban freeways (2013, toll, drivers, Phoenix)

[Yakscsd]

I90 East of Seattle is 70. I'm not sure how far it goes, but likely all the way to Spokane with the exception of the top of Snoqualmie Pass.

[Northeaster]

central to northern NH went to 70 recently, of course people from Mass & NY do 85 to 90 anyway.

[jbgusa]

Originally Posted by vision33r

NJ here has been 74+ and most interstates are pretty much 78-85mph these days with issues.

NJ's urban freeways are posted at 55.

[jbgusa]

Originally Posted by Yakscsd

I90 East of Seattle is 70. I'm not sure how far it goes, but likely all the way to Spokane with the exception of the top of Snoqualmie Pass.

In Colorado all of the freeways in the Rockies are at 55, 60 or 65. Ditto their urban freeways.

[Lacerta]

I suppose it depends how you define "urban area"


Boise is 65 as you go through the main part of town, but goes up to 80 about 5 miles east of the freeway, as soon as you pass the Micron exit, so apparently that is no longer Urban by our city's definition, but it is literally RIGHT outside town.

[denverian]

Denver's freeways are all 65, from what I've noticed. Not that I can go near that speed during rush hour... more like 6 or 5.

[jdallas]

Originally Posted by LeagleEagleDFW

Not in urban areas - for instance, most of 35 is a 60 or 65 MPH limit as it goes through Dallas and surrounding cities. It doesn't open up to 70 MPH until you get well south of Dallas.

US 75 right through the center of Dallas is 70 mph

[LeagleEagleDFW]

Originally Posted by jdallas

US 75 right through the center of Dallas is 70 mph

I haven't been on Central in a long time. Did they raise it to 70? That's a lovely pipe dream, since I doubt you get anywhere over 10 most of the time.

[jbgusa]

Originally Posted by Lacerta

I suppose it depends how you define "urban area"


Boise is 65 as you go through the main part of town, but goes up to 80 about 5 miles east of the freeway, as soon as you pass the Micron exit, so apparently that is no longer Urban by our city's definition, but it is literally RIGHT outside town.

There's a similar situation in Albany. The New York State Thruway dropped to 55 in Albany city limits before the December 1995 repeal of the National Maximum Speed Limit, despite the fact that there are no urban exits. At that point it was raised to 65.

[PDD]

The problem with speed limits is that we don't really know what they really are. We assume they are 5-10 mph over the limit.

Unlike magazine capacity's we do know what they really are. Try going even one over in your magazine capacity and see if you can talk the cop or judge into a lesser fine.

If you don't know what the real speed limit is how do you know if your speeding?