Last time I was in Dallas, heading North out of town on HW75 on a Sunday, I was doing 95+ downtown in the lower areas with the walls on the sides and had to move over a couple of times to let the "faster" traffic through because I could not accelerate quick enough. (I drive a Suburban) Dallas Expressways have two positions, foot on the throttle to the floor, or foot on the brake. None of this touch the brake to flash the brake lights crap like around here. Step on the throttle to go, that is why it stops at the bottom on the floor, ain't got no more, brakes if it does not work out so well. Restart, do it again. I Love it.
Gotta give them credit though...increase the speed but charge you to drive on it. I'm surprised Oklahoma hasn't done it already, we love a good turnpike scam here.
When highways are designed, a speed design is used. 75 is what is used now days for interstate and 65 on rural highways. the older highways were designed for 50 mph. Since the speed limit was raised from 55 to 65 here in OK, the fatality rates have skyrocketed simply because these older rural roads are not designed for safe travel at 65 mph.
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