speed limits

[cobra_242]

They are gonna raise them to 60 supposedly...Not that it really makes a difference though

[Mili M]

speed limits?!?! what are those?


werent they 60 around the areao anyways?

[Formula94]

It would be nice if they raised the limit on 35E through St Paul. Going 45 through there sucks(even though very few do)

[Stormwalker]

ST. PAUL (AP) - The Minnesota Department of Transportation said it will increase speed limits to 60 mph on Twin Cities freeways and rural two-lane highways - to make people drive slower.

"Our ultimate goal, as counterintuitive as it may seem, is to lower travel speeds," said Bernie Arseneau, director of the Office of Traffic, Security and Operations at DOT.

The higher speeds will come with greater police enforcement, and Arseneau said the hope is that more drivers will stick to 60 mph instead of exceeding the current 55 mph limit by 10 mph.

"This is long overdue," Rep. Marty Seifert, R-Marshall, said of a change he first proposed last year. The House of Representatives passed Seifert's bill, but a Senate companion died in committee.

Seifert said he sponsored the bill because drivers who travel 65 mph on rural two-lanes will often pass those driving 55 mph, which can lead to head-on collisions and other accidents.

The DOT plans to make the change by late June on less than 20 miles of Twin Cities freeways and on many more miles of rural two-lane highways, Arseneau said. The exact number of statewide road miles to get the higher limit hasn't yet been determined.

Arseneau said the roads selected must be flat, straight and have paved shoulders. Roads in western Minnesota's prairies are likely to have the most candidates, he said.

In the Twin Cities, roads including Interstate 94 south of Interstate 694 to Minnesota 55 in the west metro are under consideration, Arseneau said.

Sen. David Tomassoni, DFL-Chisholm, was the bill's Senate sponsor. He said he's glad the DOT took the initiative to make the change on its own.

"There is no reason not to raise the limits," he said. "It was 65 miles per hour on rural roads back when there were no seatbelts and the cars were not as safe."

Arseneau said the DOT would use federal money set aside for safety programs to pay for more patrols of the new zones this summer. People going even a few miles an hour over the limit will get ticketed, he said.

"We will bring more vehicles closer together on speed and that reduces the conflict," Arseneau said. "We will reduce the number of lawbreakers. We don't want laws people don't believe or obey."

[cobra_242]

ST. PAUL (AP) - The Minnesota Department of Transportation said it will increase speed limits to 60 mph on Twin Cities freeways and rural two-lane highways - to make people drive slower.

"Our ultimate goal, as counterintuitive as it may seem, is to lower travel speeds," said Bernie Arseneau, director of the Office of Traffic, Security and Operations at DOT.

The higher speeds will come with greater police enforcement, and Arseneau said the hope is that more drivers will stick to 60 mph instead of exceeding the current 55 mph limit by 10 mph.

"This is long overdue," Rep. Marty Seifert, R-Marshall, said of a change he first proposed last year. The House of Representatives passed Seifert's bill, but a Senate companion died in committee.

Seifert said he sponsored the bill because drivers who travel 65 mph on rural two-lanes will often pass those driving 55 mph, which can lead to head-on collisions and other accidents.

The DOT plans to make the change by late June on less than 20 miles of Twin Cities freeways and on many more miles of rural two-lane highways, Arseneau said. The exact number of statewide road miles to get the higher limit hasn't yet been determined.

Arseneau said the roads selected must be flat, straight and have paved shoulders. Roads in western Minnesota's prairies are likely to have the most candidates, he said.

In the Twin Cities, roads including Interstate 94 south of Interstate 694 to Minnesota 55 in the west metro are under consideration, Arseneau said.

Sen. David Tomassoni, DFL-Chisholm, was the bill's Senate sponsor. He said he's glad the DOT took the initiative to make the change on its own.

"There is no reason not to raise the limits," he said. "It was 65 miles per hour on rural roads back when there were no seatbelts and the cars were not as safe."

Arseneau said the DOT would use federal money set aside for safety programs to pay for more patrols of the new zones this summer. People going even a few miles an hour over the limit will get ticketed, he said.

"We will bring more vehicles closer together on speed and that reduces the conflict," Arseneau said. "We will reduce the number of lawbreakers. We don't want laws people don't believe or obey."

What he said...

[Stormwalker]

What he said...

Copy and paste is a beautiful thing.

[sturte30]

[cobra_242]

Copy and paste is a beautiful thing.

Agreed.. Just figured no one would read all that.lol

[Zinc]

We just need a damn Autobahn, right though the middle of the USA. start it in NYC or LA and end in the other.

[Mullet Tuner]

US drivers are not responsible/focused/smart enough to have an autobahn. It would be suicide.

[Zinc]

blah. Just have insanely strict laws on it like they do in europe.

Talking on the cell phone while on it = $1000+ fine.
If any TV's are on in the car while on it = $1000+ fine.

People will get the point quickly

[SFC]

Sen. David Tomassoni, DFL-Chisholm, was the bill's Senate sponsor. He said he's glad the DOT took the initiative to make the change on its own.

OMG A LEFTY NUTCASE SPONSORED THIS BILL THEY MUST BE TRYING TO HURT US ALL!!!

On a side note, what I REALLY think they need to do is raise the minimum driving speed. It's those fucking old fuckers who do like 45mph down 35e that cause the traffic jams. And enforce the "slower traffic move right".

[Emart]

i guess...thats a good thing

[Spiral]

So basically, in mendota heights, on 35e between st. paul and eagen where all the cops bust people I can do 69-70mph instead of 65? This concept makes no sense to me, am I stupid?

[Emart]

the concept behind this change doesnt make sense?