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As a white driver my own impression after living in a virtually all-white area of the country is that most drivers, whatever the ethnic makeup, are seriously disturbed. When I drive about seventy mph on Wisconsin’s I-90 and 94 I will be passed like I’m standing still by what it seems is every other driver on the road. People drive like maniacs on Wisconsin’s highways. And they’re just about all white from what I’ve observed.

The essence of good transportation is speed. People are making rational economic decisions, in the face of poor regulatory ones making speed limits ridiculously low, when compared to the capabilities of modern vehicles.

I drive in Wisconsin nearly every week. I drive the west side of the state and during the past decade or so I notice that I've been stopped more frequently by the state police concerning my rate of travel. I usually get by explaining that as I live in Illinois I am simply mesmerized by the quality of Wisconsin's roads. That line works no more. Several weeks ago I was stopped for doing 59 in a 55. After a discussion with the trooper he decided to give me a warning but cautioned me that Wisconsin had just reorganized their traffic policy and that the standard 5-8 mph over the limit was no more. He also cautioned me that the next time would not be a warning and that the new minimum fine was $160+ court fees.

It's not as wild as Virginia but $160 is $160.

I've slowed down.

You are correct about the typical driver in Wisconsin though. It seems as though I now get passed by everything including the Amish horse drawn buggies on their way home from church.