No, it doesn't. This road is in the Hill Country near Austin, not out in west Texas where there's nothing around for miles and miles. This will have major traffic. If it's posted 85, they'll be driving 100 mpg. Just imagine the carnage when there's an accident.
Oh good grief. I've driven this stretch several times, apparently you haven't. Currently this stretch is very lightly travelled and the current speed limit is 80mph. Turn in your man card, you have no use for it.
Unless I missed the sarcasm, in which case, carry on.
don’t hit any turtles or panzerpigs at that speed or it could be .. not good.
This will have major traffic. If it’s posted 85, they’ll be driving 100 mpg. Just imagine the carnage when there’s an accident.
The carnage will only happen to people who knowingly paid to get on. Carnage is carnage, not much difference between 70 and 85. And if those folks are driving at 100 MPG they won’t likely be driving very fast
>> If it’s posted 85, they’ll be driving 100 mpg
German autobahns have no speed limit and almost everyone simply drives at a speed they are comfortable with, - around 80-90 MPH.
That was also the case in the UK but they did eventually bring in speed limits prompted by AC testing cars at 180 MPH on the M1!
There are still laws against driving without due care and attention, dangerously, improper lane changes (very strict in Germany), etc.
Not in Texas. They will pull you over for breaking the speed limit by just 3 mph. Almost every Californian driving through Texas gets pulled over very fast. Californians view laws as being breakable. In Texas, we respect the law. Texas is the one state where you set the cruise control for 2-3 mph below the speed limit, just to be safe. Been lucky so far. Been driving on I-20 when there are so many police pulling cars over, the flashing lights look like Christmas decorations. Also seen police under cars taking them apart on the stretch of I-10 between San Antonio and Houston. Looking for drugs. And you have to put the car back together, even if they find nothing.
Actually, it’s not hill country. It’s to the east of Austin, so it’s the beginning of the “east Texas thicket.”