85mph SPEED LIMIT !

[RIMSPOKE]

TEXAS IS GIVING CONSIDERATION TO AN 85mph SPEED LIMIT .

THEY ARE TRYING THE IDEA ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS ON

ONE OF THEIR NEW HIGHWAYS . PLEASE DRIVE CAREFULLY .

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/06/texas-considering-85-mph-speed-limit/

GONE ARE THE DAYS WHEN THE NO-55 PROTEST STICKERS MEANT SOMETHING .

BACK IN THE DAY , I HAD ONE ON MY ISETTA AND FAITHFULLY AVOIDED 55mph .

http://www.zazzle.com/no_55_sticker-217731896517723749

[JackF]

55 is restraint of trade!

[SteveJ]

Back in my Navy days we had a driver's safety presentation by the CHP.

The quote I remember from him is "55 saves lives...unless you are driving on I-5. Then you will die of boredom."