http://www.texasmotorists.org/speed_limits/default.asp

vote! (especially houston folks - it effects you!)

By the way I read it, it said in the greater metro area. Most all the metro areas I see are 55 mph.

it is 55 in dallas??? maybe in an alley in a school zone??????? ;)

Man, it's been 55 on 290 for about two months, I think. No one does 55 though. :D

ya, no shit, I can be cruising at about 75-80 down 75 and people will be passing me like I am standing still. given 1/2 of the people passing are women putting on makeup and on the phone, but still.

Originally posted by fast93ser
Man, it's been 55 on 290 for about two months, I think. No one does 55 though. :D


hehehe that is soooo tru. 55 is a joke, it frustrates me to go so slow.

will it actuallly change the speed that we are going to drive anyways?

man, a cop just pulled me over for speeding on hwy59 like 3 weeks ago while i was driving to UH, i got a ticket for driving 70 in 55~!!! i was like, "what da heck?" every other cars was actually driving FASTER than me~!! except the fact that i was the only car on the fast lane!

Andy
NX2K

Originally posted by cyc5181
man, a cop just pulled me over for speeding on hwy59 like 3 weeks ago while i was driving to UH, i got a ticket for driving 70 in 55~!!!

Get a lawyer. I don't pay for tickets anymore.

:mad: :mad: What kinda TXDOT BS is this?!? Why the hell are lowering the speed limit? It certainly won't make the roads safer, you'll always have speeders, and the cops will be spending more time catching people who happen to be cruising innocently at 10-15mph above the speed limit instead of the reckless speeders that race on public roads and other REAL hazards to the public!!!:mad: :mad:

Originally posted by howard_w13
:mad: :mad: What kinda TXDOT BS is this?!? Why the hell are lowering the speed limit? It certainly won't make the roads safer, you'll always have speeders, and the cops will be spending more time catching people who happen to be cruising innocently at 10-15mph above the speed limit instead of the reckless speeders that race on public roads and other REAL hazards to the public!!!:mad: :mad:

Well the reason why they lowered the speed limit is for Emission.

Thats what i heard. They think the slower we drive the less we pollute. And this effect Houston the most ***** we use to be the Most Polluted City. So the city wanted to try and see if we could pollute less, but its not the speed you travel its the car you drive that pollutes the most. Last i heard was their going to keep it like this for a few years and slowly change it back.

Originally posted by Nxkid


Well the reason why they lowered the speed limit is for Emission.

Thats what i heard. They think the slower we drive the less we pollute. And this effect Houston the most ***** we use to be the Most Polluted City. So the city wanted to try and see if we could pollute less, but its not the speed you travel its the car you drive that pollutes the most. Last i heard was their going to keep it like this for a few years and slowly change it back.
:mad: And therein lies the problem. What do they think causes more pollution? People zipping around at 70+ mph or people sitting in bumper to bumper stop and go traffic which is only increased by the constant construction? :confused: