smokey 2 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 (edited) North Carolina state Senate votes to hike speed limit to 75mph on interstate. Everbody cheats a least another 5mph or more!! Wow..... Let the Sparks fly!!!! Edited April 18, 2013 by smokey Link to post Share on other sites
Trancer07 30 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Wow! 75? Here in Michigan it's 70. I know a lot of states have their speed limits set at 65, which is a very old skool. I think speed limits set somewhere between 70 and 80 on open highways is just fine. Link to post Share on other sites
Lill blu sparky 9 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 On sections of I-15 in UT the speed limit is 80. Link to post Share on other sites
austex04 48 Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 (edited) I live in Austin, TX, our toll road just east of the city has a 85mph limit, rural interstates are 75mph, except for interstate 10 in west TX where it's 80mph. I have taken mine to 80mph, it handles good at those speeds, but fuel mileage suffers big time. Texas is so huge and boring, you want to get elsewhere fast, lol. Btw, going up any incline at that speed requires foot to the floor, these are city cars with only 84hp, and weigh a heavy 2300lbs, since so much mandated safety equipment is on the American version. Edited April 20, 2013 by austex04 Link to post Share on other sites
Lill blu sparky 9 Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 I'm heading to TX next week, not in my spark, my company truck and its limited to 70 so I won't be able to take advantage of those high speed limits. Link to post Share on other sites
bluer101 241 Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Highest here in Florida is 70 mph. Link to post Share on other sites
jools 0 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Over here in the UK it's 70mph, but I think 70 is far to slow and should ne hired a tad.That limit was set in the 60's when the average car would be flat out at that speed with drum brakes all round,no airbags and a 4 speed gear box.Most people over here hit 80-85 on the motorway,so if they were to higher it to say 80/85,then they would probs concentrate more on their driving rather than looking for the Police laying in wait at the side of the road to pull them over for speeding.They seem to do a very good job of it on the Autobahn over in Germany. Link to post Share on other sites
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