Speed limit reduced

Mt Tam I am · 08-09-2012, 05:08 PM

I noticed this morning that the speed limit had been reduced by 5 MPH to 40 MPH. It was 55 for years with a broken yellow for passing then 50 with double yellows and then 45, now 40 MPH. This patch of road has no visible homes or cross streets for two miles.

Can progress ever be reversed? How could a faster limit be reimplemented? Does anybody know the process?

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cossie1600 · 08-09-2012, 05:27 PM

vote Germans ?

Mt Tam I am · 08-09-2012, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

vote Germans ?

O'bama is Irish , any germans out there?

zero · 08-09-2012, 05:34 PM

If more people actually how to drive, and no talking on the phone or texting while driving, the posted speed limit might be increased.

Bucketlist2012 · 08-09-2012, 05:46 PM

California.....

I am a Native and I see "progress" all the time.....Backwards...

Zaggeron · 08-09-2012, 05:46 PM

They've been increasing the speed limits on a bunch of roads in Texas without ever asking me about it. I would have said go ahead, so it's all good.

cossie1600 · 08-09-2012, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Mt Tam I am

O'bama is Irish , any germans out there?

If you tell Mittens that it helps his chances to be German, I think he would make the jump

Telephone · 08-09-2012, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Mt Tam I am

I noticed this morning that the speed limit had been reduced by 5 MPH to 40 MPH. It was 55 for years with a broken yellow for passing then 50 with double yellows and then 45, now 40 MPH. This patch of road has no visible homes or cross streets for two miles.

Can progress ever be reversed? How could a faster limit be reimplemented? Does anybody know the process?

Contact the city/county and ask for an explanation while giving your complaint. Perhaps residents nearby have complained about speeders, passing, racing, etc. Find out accident/death stats for that road...this can make or break your case. You were vague, so I cannot advise specifically who to contact.

dmhenderson · 08-09-2012, 08:55 PM

Move to lawless Montana

bdavis89 · 08-09-2012, 08:57 PM

Do cops sit on the road looking for speeders? If not, then it doesn't really matter, does it?

Bucketlist2012 · 08-09-2012, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Move to lawless Montana

I hear the deer are outlaws...

Mt Tam I am · 08-10-2012, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Telephone

Contact the city/county and ask for an explanation while giving your complaint. Perhaps residents nearby have complained about speeders, passing, racing, etc. Find out accident/death stats for that road...this can make or break your case. You were vague, so I cannot advise specifically who to contact.

I have no doubt some body complained. About what I have no clue, all of the above I suppose; speeders, passing, racing. No deaths. No drive ways, no homes, no crashes, no intersections.

http://youtu.be/XirD_4E5YNU
Here is a youtube 1:18 to 2:11 is the section of speed change.

Mt Tam I am · 08-10-2012, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by bdavis89

Do cops sit on the road looking for speeders? If not, then it doesn't really matter, does it?

Not normally so I agree. Tuesday six cars were being issued tickets on my drive home. I had been given the heads up thankfully before I headed home.

2011 Nismo#91 · 08-10-2012, 12:10 PM

Yeah I have a few roads like this where I grew up, the only change was the police station was moved closer to these roads so the speed limit dropped 15-20mph. And the cops are always driving to and from the station. The only reason it was changed was for the township to make more money.

The shitty part isn't the tickets, after a month people remember and the cops leave/give up, but the speed limit is still the same.

Pintsize725 · 08-10-2012, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Mt Tam I am

I noticed this morning that the speed limit had been reduced by 5 MPH to 40 MPH. It was 55 for years with a broken yellow for passing then 50 with double yellows and then 45, now 40 MPH. This patch of road has no visible homes or cross streets for two miles.

Can progress ever be reversed? How could a faster limit be reimplemented? Does anybody know the process?

Makes me appreciate Texas speed limits just a bit more.

08-09-2012, 05:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mt Tam I am A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: California Posts: 10,709 Drives: 370Z T/S/N 6MT & XKE Rep Power: 3842	Speed limit reduced WITH VIDEO now I noticed this morning that the speed limit had been reduced by 5 MPH to 40 MPH. It was 55 for years with a broken yellow for passing then 50 with double yellows and then 45, now 40 MPH. This patch of road has no visible homes or cross streets for two miles. Can progress ever be reversed? How could a faster limit be reimplemented? Does anybody know the process? Daily drive, in my daily driver 370Z. - YouTube goto 1:18 __________________ "Does the carpet match the drapes? NO!!! I don't date bald women." Nissan Motorsports 34R Oil Cooler. Stillen CBE. Hotchkis Sport Sway Bars. KW Variant 3 Coilover System. Stillen Gen3 CAI. Michelin Pilot Super Sport. Stillen Brake Ducts. Carbotech™ XP10/XP8 Pads. Z1 Front Rotors. Z1 Stainless Brake Lines. Two degrees of camber Last edited by Mt Tam I am; 08-10-2012 at 01:50 PM.

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2011 Nismo#91 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 2,381 Drives: slowly Rep Power: 33858	Yeah I have a few roads like this where I grew up, the only change was the police station was moved closer to these roads so the speed limit dropped 15-20mph. And the cops are always driving to and from the station. The only reason it was changed was for the township to make more money. The shitty part isn't the tickets, after a month people remember and the cops leave/give up, but the speed limit is still the same.

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