What's going on with these speed liMits

[barbagris]

You mean those signs are limits???? I thought they were challenges...................

Keeping that low you mean?.

 

[Rich Brewer]

In the 70s when gas prices spiked.....kind of like today.....the powers that be lowered speed limits to try and save gas.....that was their story. They then placed a $100 excise tax on new cars equipped with air conditioners because those same powers that be thought this was a needless waste of that expensive and in short supply commodity.

That excise tax never went away and the speed limits were never increased.....

That's progress!!!!!!



Max speed on a multi lane highway in Ontario listed at 100kph. Everyone goes at least 15kph faster. A lot of the 2 lane highways are listed at 80kph. My wife was pulled over last year for driving the speed limit. When she asked the officer why she was being stopped, he said she was driving too slow!!!!

Im from Michigan and sometimes I go through Canada to get to Buffalo. Ive been lucky so far but I usually do a little under the speed limit through Canada.. its posted at 100mph right?

 

[idk]

You mean those signs are limits???? I thought they were challenges...................

Only for Harleys.

 

[dirtbagbiker]

Only for Harleys.

That's funny

 

[Idaho Red Rocket 3]

Yeah Idaho. 80 is legal but the state police say they are going to give less tolerance than when we were at 75. 80 to 90 was kind of normal out on the rural freeways anyway. We'll see ?