Knowing something about how speed limits are set (in theory and in practice) I read stories about speed limits differently from most people. Usually that means digging through piles of emotion to find a few poorly-reported facts. A story from Columbus, Minnesota was unusually informative. We get the background facts: road posted 45, two pets […]
486 Blog Posts From the Speed Limits Tag
Texas DOT lowering speed limits everywhere
Since November 2015, Texas DOT has been conducting a concerted and determined campaign to lower speed limits on roads statewide. These reductions from 75 mph to 65 mph are slated to take effect or are in effect already: A 38-mile stretch of I-20 From east of Midland to west of Odessa A 17-mile stretch of […]
Why blanket speed limits are wrong (continued)
I wrote about Boston police being told to ticket anybody going over 30 within city limits, which is not the law. More recently Lawrence County, Indiana, told police to ticket anybody going over 35 within the county, which is also not the law. (A legal blog also reported this story.) In Indiana the speed limit […]
From the “missing the point” department
A Bay Area reporter is scared because a safety improvement program worked. I’ve read dozens of similar stories. This one is from the Golden Gate Bridge where a movable median barrier was installed to prevent head-on crashes. Traffic is safer and people are now driving faster on the divided highway. Win-win, right? Get there safer […]
Some metro cities prefer speed traps
A reporter uncovered an illegal speed trap in Birchwood Village, Minnesota but failed to properly call attention to it. The mayor says the city is allowed to reduce the speed limit by posting street name signs. That fails the smell test. State law permits cities to post of 35 mph where driveways are 300 feet […]
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