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As of May 15, 2017, 41 states have maximum speed limits of 70 mph (113 km/h) or higher. 18 of those states have 75 miles per hour (121 km/h) speed limits or higher, while 7 states of that same portion have 80 mph (129 km/h) speed limits, with Texas even having an 85 miles per hour (137 km/h) speed limit on one of its toll roads.
The city of New York, being a city, retained the 50 mph speed limit. New York restored its 65 mph speed limit in late 1995, soon before the NMSL was repealed. Until September 2003, the state legislature needed to approve individual 65 mph zones, a lengthy process taking months or years of politically motivated debate.
The stretch from Kerr County to El Paso County has an 80 mph (129 km/h) speed limit, which was the highest in the nation [5] until the opening of the 85 mph (137 km/h) southern section of Texas State Highway 130 (SH 130) on October 24, 2012. [6]
Speeding was the highest contributor in the 10,125 fatal accidents recorded in Texas between 2018 and 2020 at 31.3% or 3,168. Drunk driving was second cause at 24.3% or 2,456 of the 10,125 fatal ...
Lawmakers who ushered through the change say the new law will make roads safer during storms or construction. Starting Sept. 1 in Texas, your speed limit may vary based on local highway conditions ...
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Most roads, such as rural two-lane roads, rural divided expressways and interstates, and urban interstates are posted at 75 mph (121 km/h), but some rural freeways and interstates have 80 mph (130 km/h) speed limits, and one toll road, Texas State Highway 130, has an 85 mph (137 km/h) speed limit, the highest in the United States.
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