TxDOT Increases Speed Limit on Some Highways

Truckinginfo ^ | September 1, 2011 | Truckinginfo

[Army Air Corps]

FYI Ping.

[mylife]

Hooray!
Now we can get to the gunshop faster!

[lightman]

All the more reason it was good that TX ended the “one for the road” open container custom a few years ago. DWD definitely not a good idea at those speeds.

[Oceander]

G*d-da&ned RINOs!

/sarc

[svcw]

Good, makes sense.

[Raider Sam]

I am so glad they got rid of that stupid night time speed limit. Coming from La into Tx at night when you need to get to Dallas is just awful.

[razorback-bert]

Did I read that right?

No speed limit for trucks.

[oyez]

And fuel economy will not suffer. Of course those people in the clown cars are going to have to pedal a lot harder.

[Flycatcher]

Ever notice that everyone who drives faster than you is a maniac and everyone who drives slower than you is an idiot?!

_{Old joke alert!}

Good for Texas. Any freeway/open highway limit below 75 is downright barbaric and uncivilized.

[PAR35]

Coming from La into Tx at night when you need to get to Dallas is just awful.

Never noticed it slowing me down. Going the other direction, however, I always found Mississippi to be a state-wide speed trap.

[org.whodat]

One way to stimulate the economy is a nation wide. 70 or 75 mile speed limit and do away with all the BS lane and two speeds BS. A truck and car running 70 burns more fuel, increases fuel sales and adds tax revenue. Enforce the right side for slow traffic rules to make up the traffic fines.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

I’m pretty sure that any truck doing over 75 will be fair game for tickets. :-)

[Deaf Smith]

When I used to drive 18’s back in the 80’s, my Petercar was set at 78 for night time speeds...bird dog on.

[Tornillo]

Nope,Ft Hancock to Kerrville on I-10 and Odessa on I-20 the speed limit is 80.(So everybody runs 85.)

[Bikkuri]

lol.. at 15yo, I learned how to use the CB and get in a convoy... Had to learn the HARD way not to be on the END of a convoy >.< (first ticket by a TxDPS).. lol

[Bikkuri]

In Texas (at least when I used to live there), Trucks had a lower speed limit at night.. Totally separate speed limit sign.

[Bikkuri]

:O Seriously?!

I have never seen a speed limit of 80! When did that happen?

(BTW, my hometown is Odessa.. or as we called it, “Slo-Deatha”)..

;^)

OH.. it is very conservative... and the most LIBERAL town/city for 100s of miles is just 20 miles away (Midland >.<)

[Tornillo]

A couple of years ago. It goes by county lines. It’s going to get really western when they throw all those Mexican trucks in the mix. I drive El Paso to Van Horn regularly and there are places in I-10 that are so bad they will throw you off the road if you’re not carefull.

[DaGman]

Well I’ll be damned. The Texas Legislature did something that didn’t threaten anyone’s life, liberty or property. And it even makes a lot of sense. Incredible.