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Old 06-09-2005, 10:09 PM
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80MPH speed limit in texas of 7/1?

read on another forum that Texas is raising the speed limit to 80MPH on some roads.... can any of the texas guys confirm? i'll be down there in a heartbeat to let my x or z stretch it's legs if it's true....
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Old 06-09-2005, 10:21 PM
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Gresch, I haven't heard anything about this yet. My guess is that it would be on the outskirts of the cities. Maybe I-45 between H-Town and Dallas. I definitely can't see on I-10 unless it's between El Paso and San Antonio or San Ant. and Houston. I'll keep my ears open and some gas in the X.......Phil
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Old 06-09-2005, 10:34 PM
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what road runs from Pecos to El Paso?
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Pecos is off of I-20...take 20 to I-10
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that seems to be the road that might get the new limit...
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"Texas speed bill advances; increases split-speed differential in some areasThe Texas Senate has advanced a measure that would raise the daytime speed limit for personal vehicles on certain stretches of highways in the state to 80 mph. Commercial vehicles would continue to drive at the current 65 mph limit posted for trucks.

Senators unanimously approved the bill May 25. HB2257, which previously passed the House, now heads to Gov. Rick Perry.

Sponsored by Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Alpine, the bill would allow the Texas Transportation Commission to increase the daytime speed limit for cars from 75 mph to 80 mph on Interstates 10 and 20 in sparsely populated areas of Crockett, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kerr, Kimble, Pecos, Reeves, Sutton and Ward counties.

Nighttime speeds for all vehicles would remain at 65 mph.

The bill’s analysis gives this reasoning for the change: “The vast size of Texas requires many Texans to spend many hours on the road. Road travel is especially challenging and time consuming for rural Texans who live in sparsely populated areas of the state.”

Todd Spencer, executive vice president for the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, said lawmakers and the governor are missing a greater opportunity to do away with split speeds in the state."


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there ya go.... time to move to Texas
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It is now a goal of mine to one day live in Texas for a year.
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If you are looking for speed then consider Montana. In 1995 Montana replaced its daytime speed limit with a "reasonable and prudent" limit.
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If you are looking for speed then consider Montana. In 1995 Montana replaced its daytime speed limit with a "reasonable and prudent" limit.
But on 5/28/99 they reverted back to speed limits.
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