Poll: Should Highway Speed Limits Be Raised?

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When they said 15 days, they meant squared.

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For the most part, traffic jams arenā€™t because someone is driving slow in the left lanes its because roads are over capacity, whether that be the highway itself or the arterial/city streets they feed into. While it may improve safety it isnā€™t going to make any significant difference once we resume normal rush hours/travel patterns.

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Agreed, ā€œkeep right to passā€ doesnā€™t work on multi-lane urban highways, where vehicles are already flowing at 2,000 vehicles per lane per hour on every lane.

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Then they add more lanes, and more people are driving, and it goes on and on, and on and on, with Urban Sprawl and the expansion of Suburbia.

You know, I had a whole spiel on how Suburbs are bad, responsible walkable cities are good, but Iā€™m just going to summarize it like that.

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It doesnā€™t matter as self-righteous arseholes will still do the limit on all lanes without regard for traffic.

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Or for the many ā€œinvisibleā€ people (in LA, at least) who canā€™t afford a car or canā€™t afford a car for everyone in the house who has to work. Cars (and even light rail) all assume a higher SES than the SES of people taking the bus.

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I did a cross-country trip from AZ to NJ. The Interstate speed limits were about 70/80 mph. The closer I got to the East coast the lower the speed limit. There were portions where the limit dropped to 55mph. In Texas, on Highway 130 the speed limit was 85mph. :+1:t3:

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85 should be the go to. I drove an enterprise Chevy Malibu a few weeks ago and even that thing could easily handle 85ā€¦

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Moved some posts to Off Topic Landfill 3

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Raising the speed limit is essentially raising the probability of death while driving.

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Not true and completely false.

Studies have shown increasing speed limits in certain sections has no effect on accidents and fatalities.

I donā€™t even know why you would make such a general statement like that lol.

http://ippsr.msu.edu/research/effects-raising-and-lowering-speed-limits#:~:text=Overall%2C%20results%20show%20that%20lowering,increase%20the%20occurrence%20of%20accidents.

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Did you actually read the study you posted? The finding is that people drove at relatively the same speed regardless of lowering or raising speed limits. This is due to human habits which havent adjusted to the new speed limits.

Hereā€™s real proof to my statement.

https://www.consumerreports.org/car-safety/higher-speed-limits-led-to-36760-more-deaths-study-shows/#:~:text=Higher%20Speed%20Limits%20Led%20to%2036%2C760%20More%20Deaths%2C%20Study%20Shows&text=The%20researchers%20from%20the%20Insurance,roadway%20fatalities%20rose%208.5%20percent.

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Like it will helpā€¦
Left lane campers fill the roads all day everyday. America has the worst DL requirements and test, probably the worst insurance coverage as well. The entire system has constantly been a shame within developed countries in term of safety and efficiency. Long way to go.

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Did you even read it?

IT DIDNā€™T MATTER IF THE SPEED LIMIT WAS DECREASED OR INCREASED, PEOPLE DROVE THE SAME SPEED/ People drive what they feel is safe.

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Says insurance companies and small town police.

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I easily have to pass 20-40 people daily who just cruise in the left lane on a 3 lane highway. I am only on the highway for maybe 10 miles each way on my commute. I had to even explain to my wife one day that the left lane is a passing lane, not a fast/traveling lane.

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THEN WHY ARE THERE MORE DEATHS WHERE THERE ARE HIGHER SPEED LIMITS?

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When all else fails, type in caps?

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Lol, I didnt start that trend. Just trying to be cool like someone here.

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