New speed Limit, 85MPH - coming soon to your town?

[StromBusa]

85 mph! Texas to open toll highway with fastest speed limit in nation - U.S. News

This could slow down the texting....

 

[givenscg]

Maybe some other states with long stretches of strait highway will follow......

 

[m_ridgeway]

Ill be driving on it today, speed limit is 80 right now. Tolls are stupid high and very close together but I bypass austin by using it

 

[Big Bo]

How much is the toll?

 

[givenscg]

I do dilike tolls. The interstate here is 70 I think and I usually get passed if im doing 80 so why not raise the speed limit?

 

[m_ridgeway]

How much is the toll?

1.50 for two axles, its 1$ more per axle, don't hold me to it but they are something like 20 miles apart.

 

[shawnski]

at 65 speed limit i go 75 to 80... now the new speed limit is 85.. that means i can go 95 to 100 miles..not bad at all!!!

 

[StromBusa]

Tolls 20 miles apart would come up FAST

 

[sixpack577]

West Texas has been 80mph for years.
I guess big oil made a deal with the state to squeeze a few more dollars out of folks

 

[07R6R]

I'm jealous. Texas has the fastest speed limits, and loves guns!

 

[dadofthree]

 

[Fastfrog007]

A speed what? Ya mean those useless signs on the side of the road??? Not interested in such thing.

 

[Blanca BusaLess]

Speed limit here on Tpike is 70 but everyone does 90-100 anyway. Even big rigs roll down the road!