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In reply to the discussion: Texas to open fastest US highway with 85 mph limit [View all]Manifestor_of_Light
(21,046 posts)89. Native Texan here.
Inherited the family home which was built in 1883. I think I'm the 5th or 6th generation living in this house. I found a land grant from The Republic of Texas, signed by President Anson Jones in 1845, in a box of deeds in the attic. Real parchment.
Living in a sea of rightwingers, it's hard. But I'm not going anywhere.
My county went 2 to 1 for McCain in 2008.
I'll keep hunting for fellow Democrats.
And ignore the Texas bashing. Yep, there are lots of jerks here. But also a lot of good people. You can't say 24 million people are all the same.
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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