A Texas TV station attempting to educate the public has instead misled the public (warning: autoplay video). People in Vidor, Texas thought there were more crashes on I-10 since the speed limit went up. A KBMT investigator checked accident records. There were 130 crashes in 2010 and 180 in 2016, so the crash rate went […]
10 Blog Posts From the TEXAS Tag
We can’t stop here, this is fly country
They’re called face flies. They look like house flies, to which they are closely related. True to their name, they kept landing on my face as I drove out of Texas. Does NHTSA count that as distracted driving? I don’t think there’s a box on reporting forms for flies. The evidence tends to disappear as […]
The cash gauge just hit empty
Texas’ experiment with setting highway speed limits to maximize revenue has failed. I’m not talking about speed traps. Those are coming back. The company that bought the 85 mph speed limit on the Austin bypass just declared bankruptcy. Why can’t you buy an 85 mph speed limit? You don’t have $100 million. Private toll roads […]
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 […]
Lies Of Omission And Comission
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist When complaints grow too loud, reporters ask public safety agencies for reassurance that traffic law enforcement really is all for the best. Accused of running a speed trap, the sheriff explained his speed enforcement cut fatal accidents from three or four per year to zero. Police said right-angle collisions […]
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