Comments on: Texas Raises Speed Limit http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/30/texas-raises-speed-limit/ personal finance tips, tricks, and commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:35:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Nickel http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/30/texas-raises-speed-limit/comment-page-1/#comment-130229 Nickel Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:28:12 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/30/texas-raises-speed-limit/#comment-130229 420: Yeah, it's been that way since they made the change in 2006, when this article was published. Welcome to the party. Oh, and that "inherent northeastern, liberal bias"? Kind of a strange thing to accuse me of given that I live in the South. In case you haven't noticed, people in 49 states love to make fun of Texas, not just those in the northeast. 420: Yeah, it’s been that way since they made the change in 2006, when this article was published. Welcome to the party. Oh, and that “inherent northeastern, liberal bias”? Kind of a strange thing to accuse me of given that I live in the South. In case you haven’t noticed, people in 49 states love to make fun of Texas, not just those in the northeast.

]]> By: 420 Cubic Inches http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/30/texas-raises-speed-limit/comment-page-1/#comment-130227 420 Cubic Inches Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:01:44 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/30/texas-raises-speed-limit/#comment-130227 This is OOOOOOOOOOLD news. It's been that way for years. Also, your snarky "Leave it to the State of Texas to..." jibe just reveals your inherent northeastern, liberal bias. This is OOOOOOOOOOLD news. It’s been that way for years.
Also, your snarky “Leave it to the State of Texas to…” jibe just reveals your inherent northeastern, liberal bias.

]]> By: Jeff Gray http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/30/texas-raises-speed-limit/comment-page-1/#comment-125904 Jeff Gray Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:58:59 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/30/texas-raises-speed-limit/#comment-125904 The minimum speed in texas is, if you are impleading the flow of traffic. you are going to slow. So, the person going 55 mph should speed up to at least 65mph, In the 80mph speed limit. The minimum speed in texas is, if you are impleading the flow of traffic. you are going to slow. So, the person going 55 mph should speed up to at least 65mph, In the 80mph speed limit.

]]> By: Mike Zoril http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/30/texas-raises-speed-limit/comment-page-1/#comment-116688 Mike Zoril Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:42:25 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/30/texas-raises-speed-limit/#comment-116688 This is wonderful news! Think of all the money we will be saving! First of all, although mpg decreases as mph increases, the value of people's time usually offsets that. Secondly, people are driving at 80 mph (and greater) anyway. The roads will be much safer because differences in speeds is far more dangerious than speed itself (think about one car going 55mph and all the other cars going 80mph trying to swerve around the slow car). If you guys want to learn the truth about speed limits, check out the National Motorists Association. It's a non-profit group. The website is motorists.org. This is wonderful news! Think of all the money we will be saving! First of all, although mpg decreases as mph increases, the value of people’s time usually offsets that. Secondly, people are driving at 80 mph (and greater) anyway. The roads will be much safer because differences in speeds is far more dangerious than speed itself (think about one car going 55mph and all the other cars going 80mph trying to swerve around the slow car).

If you guys want to learn the truth about speed limits, check out the National Motorists Association. It’s a non-profit group. The website is motorists.org.

]]> By: SavingAdvice http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/30/texas-raises-speed-limit/comment-page-1/#comment-7229 SavingAdvice Thu, 01 Jun 2006 04:27:41 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/30/texas-raises-speed-limit/#comment-7229 I figured it was people just trying to get out of the state as quickly as possible ;) I figured it was people just trying to get out of the state as quickly as possible ;)

]]> By: Doug http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/30/texas-raises-speed-limit/comment-page-1/#comment-7221 Doug Thu, 01 Jun 2006 02:40:57 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/30/texas-raises-speed-limit/#comment-7221 The speed-limit:death ratio is bogus. After Federal speed limits were raised in the early 1990s, highway deaths fell. Raising speed limits reduces traffic. It gets people where they are going, and off the road. We should raise the speed limits in other states as well. The speed-limit:death ratio is bogus. After Federal speed limits were raised in the early 1990s, highway deaths fell.

Raising speed limits reduces traffic. It gets people where they are going, and off the road. We should raise the speed limits in other states as well.

]]> By: Michael http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/30/texas-raises-speed-limit/comment-page-1/#comment-7190 Michael Wed, 31 May 2006 16:26:16 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/30/texas-raises-speed-limit/#comment-7190 Scott - you're absolutely right, people already drive at least 80 in those areas. Sometimes much faster. Scott – you’re absolutely right, people already drive at least 80 in those areas. Sometimes much faster.

]]> By: Michael http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/30/texas-raises-speed-limit/comment-page-1/#comment-7188 Michael Wed, 31 May 2006 16:22:54 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/30/texas-raises-speed-limit/#comment-7188 If you've ever driven in those parts of West Texas, you know that it really doesn't matter what you set the speed limit to, it will still be too slow. Also, many other western states (Colorado, Kansas, and New Mexico come to mind) already have speed limits of 75 or 80 in sparsely populated areas, so this is nothing new. Those roads are lightly travelled enough that there shouldn't be any real effect on the price of gas. If you’ve ever driven in those parts of West Texas, you know that it really doesn’t matter what you set the speed limit to, it will still be too slow. Also, many other western states (Colorado, Kansas, and New Mexico come to mind) already have speed limits of 75 or 80 in sparsely populated areas, so this is nothing new. Those roads are lightly travelled enough that there shouldn’t be any real effect on the price of gas.

]]> By: Scott http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/30/texas-raises-speed-limit/comment-page-1/#comment-7185 Scott Wed, 31 May 2006 16:04:36 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/30/texas-raises-speed-limit/#comment-7185 C'mon, the speed limits were set to 80 because people were already driving that fast on those stretches of highway. Also, it's a "limit" not a "minimum." You can still drive 55 on those roads if you want. Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limit to learn how speed limits are set. C’mon, the speed limits were set to 80 because people were already driving that fast on those stretches of highway.

Also, it’s a “limit” not a “minimum.” You can still drive 55 on those roads if you want.

Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limit to learn how speed limits are set.

]]> By: Daytonscott http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/30/texas-raises-speed-limit/comment-page-1/#comment-7075 Daytonscott Wed, 31 May 2006 01:26:56 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/05/30/texas-raises-speed-limit/#comment-7075 Reporter: Commissioner, the poor cannot afford gasoline to drive to the store to purchase bread. What are they to do? Commissioner Antoinette: Let them eat cake. Reporter: Commissioner, the poor cannot afford gasoline to drive to the store to purchase bread. What are they to do?

Commissioner Antoinette: Let them eat cake.

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