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Up here in Dallas they used to have the regular speed limit sign, and a sign beneath it that said "min speed limit".
Thankfully the red light cameras were ruled unconstitutional and pulled from service. People now run the "orange" & red lights with wild abandon.Also depends where your from if you get a ticket. Out of state, you pay. I drove thur Atlanta and was white knuckle all the way. Daughter moved to Oklahoma, traffic was semi krazy. Then she moved to Plano Texas. O...M...G... Every stop light was a drag race to the next stop light. She said the red light tickets were "Money" makers. It was funny to see all skid marks at the intersections from slamming on the brakes, and God help you if were .004 late on the green light. Darnest thing I ever seen.
How does one exactly drive on side roads when rural highways are the only roads? Generally if someone is driving that slow and holding up traffic, they should be pulling to the shoulder and letting others pass.I just finished a road trip from DFW to Chicago. I saw in OK, MO, and parts of IL mininum and maximum speed limits on the hwy. 40-45 min 65-75 max. I've seen them on the toll roads in Texas but never on regular highways. If you're doing 40 on the highway you need to get off and use the side roads, you're not being safer you're actually a hazard.
Hmm, I’ve lived in DFW for far too long, never seen a minimum speed limit sign here. I do remember seeing dedicated truck speed limit signs. They’ve started disappearing in the last decade or less.Up here in Dallas they used to have the regular speed limit sign, and a sign beneath it that said "min speed limit".
Yep I remember those too,and then the “65mph night” speed limit signs.Hmm, I’ve lived in DFW for far too long, never seen a minimum speed limit sign here. I do remember seeing dedicated truck speed limit signs. They’ve started disappearing in the last decade or less.
That does seem rather questionable. Maybe if it was 4 lanes wide, something like that, with on/off areas.There's a 2-lane road between Mabank and Canton, TX that I can't bring myself to drive the limit on. There are HUNDREDS of little driveways and other farm roads joining this highway, some on blind curves, that make me very nervous to even ride with someone, much less drive on. Forget about it at night. I've always found it astounding that they made this road 65mph. There are old-timers sitting and waiting to pull out in front of someone along this road, and they do it.
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80/94 in Lake County Indiana is basically the Indianapolis 500... 55mph limit but you better be doing 65 minimum in any lane except the furthest most left lane where it seems to be 80+.
Some of these roads are 70mph! Way too dangerousThere's a 2-lane road between Mabank and Canton, TX that I can't bring myself to drive the limit on. There are HUNDREDS of little driveways and other farm roads joining this highway, some on blind curves, that make me very nervous to even ride with someone, much less drive on. Forget about it at night. I've always found it astounding that they made this road 65mph. There are old-timers sitting and waiting to pull out in front of someone along this road, and they do it.
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For anyone who cares, this what the majority of rural Farm to Market (FM) roads look like in Texas...There's a 2-lane road between Mabank and Canton, TX that I can't bring myself to drive the limit on. There are HUNDREDS of little driveways and other farm roads joining this highway, some on blind curves, that make me very nervous to even ride with someone, much less drive on. Forget about it at night. I've always found it astounding that they made this road 65mph. There are old-timers sitting and waiting to pull out in front of someone along this road, and they do it.
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Nothing like cruising along at 65/70 mph and coming over the crest of a hill or curve to come up on some farm equipment doing 20 mph fish tailing because it's going faster than it should.For anyone who cares, this what the majority of rural Farm to Market (FM) roads look like in Texas...