Senate set to take up raising Wisconsin speed limit to 70 mph

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ^ | 5-6-15 | Jason Stein

[afraidfortherepublic]

State Senate debating 70 mph speed limit for WI.

FReep mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.

[yobid]

70 is the new 50.

[Snickering Hound]

Speed limit on a toll road by Austin, Texas.

[Kickass Conservative]

Anyone remember when Hillary Clinton wanted to have a Maximum 55 MPH Speed Limit to lower Gasoline Consumption?

I do.

[Last Dakotan]

Not only is the speed limit lower in Wisconsin, but they enforce the hell out of it.

My kids make a game out of how many people they see stopped by traffic cops in WI.

You can drive through 5 other states, and not see combined the number of cars ticketed in Wisconsin.

[Kickass Conservative]

Just another reason to love Texas.

[USNBandit]

That must be interesting. I thought 80 was pretty awesome in Wyoming, although me poor little Subaru had problems going that fast with a kayak strapped on top.

[trisham]

Excellent. Good for Wisconsin!

[SpeakerToAnimals]

My bike will exceed 55 MPH in first gear. 2nd 90, 3rd 125. Speed limits are stuck in the 1950’s.

[from occupied ga]

Wait for the bedwetters to come crying about this will end the world as we know it. Millions of lives will be lost, etc.

80 is a more realistic limit these days.

[Lazamataz]

If it ain’t 0.98C, it ain’t nothin’.

[from occupied ga]

I did warp factor 19 in my car once.

[Baynative]

[Diana in Wisconsin]

VROOM! VROOM! :)

[Kirkwood]

The speed limit was dropped to 55 in my state during the Nixon-era oil crisis. Nobody actually drove at that speed.

[PfromHoGro]

Yes, it’s clear it would just be better for all involved if we just stayed home.

[Kickass Conservative]

Yeah, we suffered through that as well.

January 2, 1974. That alone should have been an Impeachable offense, not Watergate.

Oh yeah, the EPA was a Nixon thing too. He was two for two.

Don’t forget Carter gave us the Department of RE-Education.

Overall the 70’s sucked.

[cyclotic]

Believe it or not, the People’s Republic of Maryland approved 70 mph too.

That means I’ll only be going 10 over now.

[sergeantdave]

Driving from Milwaukee to Lac Courte Oreilles to fish for muskies in five hours or less appeals to me.

Megwich, Anishinaabe veteran brothers.