Finally saw my first 85mph sign today.

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  • Too fast...

    Votes: 1 4.8%
  • Finally, can get around a little quicker.

    Votes: 13 61.9%
  • YES! Tickets will be cheaper now. w00t!

    Votes: 7 33.3%

  • Total voters
    21

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phunky.buddha

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So I had to take a picture of it and make it pretty too. Happy.
 

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I wish they would put the speed limits up around here. 55 in a lot of areas and 65 in the rest. 55 is essentially a money maker since not many people do the speed limit.
 
I drove into Portland the other day. Goes all the way down to 50. Its so ridiculously slow.
 
there's some stretch of 6 lane (6 per side) that are 40mph limits here. its so lame
 
They really only help so much. Its a lot about situational awareness too.
 
I remember driving from Midland to Carrizo Springs last year and thought it was great that I-10 was 80mph.

It's surprising that there isn't a night speed limit that's lower. Seems that most places in Texas with high speed limits, the limit goes down at night.
 
yeah, 2 reasons it isn't lower (and 1 that it should be).

It's usually deserted
It's a toll road

....and it's deserted because it's way outside of town....with lots of animals running across....when you're doing 85 (be honest, 100mph) in the dark is scary once you see your second deer run by.
 
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