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In reply to the discussion: Texas to open fastest US highway with 85 mph limit [View all]MicaelS
(8,747 posts)37. Because their family lives in Texas, and they value family.
That's one reason.
That there are some things more important than politics to some people, is another.
Just because many of DU members are political junkies of the first order who live, eat, sleep and breath politics, and see the entire world through a political lens, doesn't mean the rest of the US is the same. Some people don't give a flying fuck about politics.
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The hwy from NYC up to Albany, I couldn't use cruise control (it won't set above 85mph)
Roland99
Sep 2012
#75
I had to make the san marcos to austin trip pretty much every day for several years
trouble.smith
Sep 2012
#57
It's not 35, it't the toll road east of there, which is usually pretty deserted.
alarimer
Sep 2012
#83
Imagine how far you travel at 85 mph when you're looking down at your iphone and texting...
rfranklin
Sep 2012
#3
Yes. Hence I wrote "per se". The speed doesn't cause the texting crash; makes it worse.
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2012
#22
Personally, I like the 85 idea. Less nanny state and more force people to behave like adults.
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2012
#28
Building codes are not "nanny state". They are "level playing field". Good.
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2012
#33
Montana used to have "Reasonable and Prudent" for its freeway's speed limits.
Twinguard
Sep 2012
#10
Dude, that is low. Why is it ok to generalize like that about all the residents in a state?
Dustlawyer
Sep 2012
#54
Thank you-"Also German driving tests are harder than US ones, with more requirements. " nt
raccoon
Sep 2012
#59
I was passed, on the right no less, by a CHP officer while going 95 on I-5 once.
LeftyMom
Sep 2012
#77
It's stupid: 41 miles at 70 mph takes 35 min, and going 85 saves you 7 minutes.
struggle4progress
Sep 2012
#52