75 mph speed limit News

Arkansas Seeks Comments as it Considers 75 MPH Speed Limit

Arkansas opened a 45-day comment period Monday on whether highway officials should let motorists drive at higher speeds and within minutes had elicited confessions from drivers who wrote that, while they themselves speed, other drivers are going even faster. Legislators …

Officials Not Ready Yet Despite Arkansas Law Saying 75 MPH Speed Limit OK

While a new Arkansas law that took effect Tuesday authorizes speeds of up to 75 mph on some major highways, state highway officials said, “Not so fast.” Engineers are still studying road designs and traffic patterns to determine whether Arkansas …

Florida Speed Limit on Interstate Highways May Increase to 75 MPH

The Florida legislature is considering a bill that could lead to a 75 mph speed limit on interstate highways. Highway safety advocates say that if the Florida Legislature passes the there could be more crashes, injuries and deaths. The bill’s …

Senate OKs Hiking Maximum North Carolina Speed Limit to 75 mph

An effort to raise the maximum possible speed limit on North Carolina roads to 75 miles per hour raced through the state Senate on Thursday. The chamber voted 45-1 to give the state Department of Transportation authority to set speed …