Article: 75-MPH SPEED LIMIT GLADDENS FORMER SENATOR.(NEWS/NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL)

Article: SPEED LIMIT HIKE NEARLY HITS ROADBLOCK IN HOUSE
Evansville Courier & Press;  February 7, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... that, in their opinion, raising the speed limit was a bad idea. One by one, Rep ... 80 votes that were promised for his speed limit bill dwindle. When it came time to ... voting open as supporters of raising the speed limit began harassing "no" voters into changing ...

Article: Higher speed limit upsets Loudendale residents
Charleston Daily Mail;  August 8, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... Division of Highways recently raised the speed limit on Kanawha Forest Drive, which runs ... and were just throwing fits over the speed limit," she said. "I thought the 30 mph ... play." Others complain that the new speed limit makes it dangerous for residents to ...

Article: Effort to Raise Speed Limit Stalls Amid Strong ...
The Washington Post;  September 14, 1989 ;     700+ words ... ... lawmakers to raise the state's maximum speed limit on rural interstate highways from 55 ... states that have refused to raise the speed limit on rural interstates since Congress ... Assembly first considered increasing the speed limit in January, but a bill was defeated ...

Article: 75 mph speed limit sought Divided, four-lane Kansas ...
The Topeka Capital-Journal;  February 18, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... supporters of a bill that would increase the speed limit on the state's four-lane highways ... caught driving less than 10 mph over the speed limit. The bill would reduce that buffer ... In my opinion, we have a defacto speed limit of 79, and that wouldn't change ...

Article: Study: Higher Interstate Speed Limit Proves Safe ...
AScribe Medicine News Service;  June 23, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... University have determined that raising the speed limit from 65 to 70 on Interstate 65 in Indiana ... indicating that the benefits of raising the speed limit outweigh potential safety hazards while ... opposite. "The safety of raising the speed limit has been a matter of considerable ...

Article: DRIVE TO LIFT SPEED LIMIT GAINS ALLY.(Main)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  August 26, 1986 ;     700+ words ... ... away from its support of a 55-mph speed limit. James J. McGowan, legislative chairman ... position has been to support a 55-mph speed limit, "I think we've become aware of ... the states the authority to raise the speed limit. Under current law, the federal government ...

Article: Rear-Facing School Speed Limit Beacons
Institute of Transportation Engineers. ITE Journal;  June 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... BECAUSE DRIVERS MAY FORGET THE LOWERED SPEED LIMIT WHEN THEY ACCELERATE FROM A STOP AT ... NUMBER OF VEHICLES EXCEEDING THE SCHOOL SPEED LIMIT. INTRODUCTION School traffic safety ... they may forget they are in the school speed limit zone. This can occur when the school ...