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New Texas Law Allows for Variable Speed Limits to Enhance Road Safety in Inclement Weather

On an icy February morning in 2021, slippery roads and limited visibility prompted a chain reaction of crashing cars on Interstate 35W in Fort Worth, eventually leading to a pileup of 133 vehicles that left six people dead. State Rep. …

It’s Time to Rewrite The Rules That Make U.S. Roads So Deadly: Viewpoint

A 25-year-old Yale Law student. A crossing guard. A 78-year-old woman. A high-school teacher. These are but four of the pedestrians and bikers counted among the 310 motor-vehicle-related deaths seen in 2020 in Connecticut, where I live. Our state saw …

Oregon Committee Hears Bill to Increase Speed Limit

Oregonians could begin flying along certain highways at 75 mph after lawmakers heard testimony Friday on a bill upping speed limits from 65 mph on interstate highways. Under the proposal, passenger cars would be able to go 10 mph faster …

Nevada Senate Passes Bill Allowing 80 Mph Speed Limits

A bill allowing Nevada to increase speed limits up to 80 mph has passed out of the state Senate. Senators voted to approve SB 2 on Thursday in a 16-4 vote. The bill now moves to the Assembly. The bill …

Bill to Up Montana Highway Speeds Proposed

Montana lawmakers on Friday heard the session’s fourth proposal to increase highway speed limits. Republican Rep. Art Wittich proposed a ballot referendum Friday for voters to decide whether to raise highway speed limits by 5 mph. Wittich said the proposal …

Wyoming Lawmakers Consider Raising State Highway Speed Limits

State senators have advanced a bill that would increase the speed limit to 70 mph on some Wyoming highways. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported the Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs committee advanced the bill this week by a 3-2 vote. …

Proposal To Raise Speed Limits In Idaho Clears Senate

A bid to increase speed limits on Idaho roads raced to a victory on the Senate floor, as lawmakers voted 30-4 to send it on to the House. Legal speeds would jump from 75 to 80 mph on the interstate …

North Dakota Oil Patch Town Wants Speed Limit Reduced

Residents of a small town in the middle of the North Dakota oil patch say they’re sick of semitrailers barreling past their homes and want the state to do something about it. Arlene Isaak, 87, and other residents in Arnegard, …

Signs Going Up For More 80 Mph Zones In Utah

Get ready to rev your engine if you’re driving on rural Utah interstates: Signs are going up this week increasing the speed limit on many stretches to 80 mph. The Legislature approved the new, faster zones during the last session. …