85 mph speed limit starts Oct 24 on hwy 130

[JC316]

I'm surprised they chose that stretch for the 85mph test. I predict a miserable fail.

I-20 west of Fort Worth, or I-10 heading west would make so much more sense.

It's 80MPH pretty much all the way to Pecos. Once I got out of weatherford, I didn't see a single cop or trooper. Locked my cruise at 85MPH all the way to Balmorhea.

[talisman]

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Last time I was pulled over by a Trooper he pet my dog, told me to be careful and went about his business.

[ZYouL8R]

I foresee all the young drivers, uninsured motorists, hipsters with shitbox cars they think is cool, and general douchebags in that area fucking it up for the rest of the folks.

Not to mention that a large group of today's drivers have no clue as to how they should maintain their vehicle (tire pressure). While running the stop and go of I-35 the tires have a chance to cool down.

Maybe it will be fine. I just wish they chose roads with a lesser chance of high accident stats for their test run.

Huh? So your logic for wanting to try it in West Texas instead of Austin are the hipsters in shitbox cars and not allowing their tires to cool? God damn, I'm not going to touch this one with a 69' pole. You win.

[Big A]

I'm surprised they chose that stretch for the 85mph test. I predict a miserable fail.

I-20 west of Fort Worth, or I-10 heading west would make so much more sense.

There was aready a stretch of 20 that was 85mph when I moved out to San Diego almost 3 years ago.

[MattB]

There was aready a stretch of 20 that was 85mph when I moved out to San Diego almost 3 years ago.

You sure?? I've driven all over the place and don't remember that.

[Raskal]

Driving home tonight on 820 i saw a car... Dodge platform. It didn't look like a normal state trooper car, like the ones in the photo above of DPS. It just said Statewide Patrol and had red and white stripes running across the lid of the trunk..Are these a new trooper cars? or another agency?

[talisman]

Driving home tonight on 820 i saw a car... Dodge platform. It didn't look like a normal state trooper car, like the ones in the photo above of DPS. It just said Statewide Patrol and had red and white stripes running across the lid of the trunk..Are these a new trooper cars? or another agency?

Sounds like a security guard.

[mustang87]

We have 5 projects in Georgetown, Round Rock, and Pflugerville. And one in San Antone, I drive 130 all the time. It's nice driving 80 but the DPS is out there all the time, and will bust your ass if you go over that. give maybe 2-3 mph over but that's it. And 1/2 the drivers woun't drive that fast on it so your all the time having to drive around them. BTW 130 starts at the north end of Georgetown and dumps back out on 35 between Austin and San Marcos.

[Chas_svo]

Glanced down at my speedo on 37 this morning and noticed I was doing 105. Whoops. Who pays attention to Speed Limits anyway?

They are merely suggestions anyway.

Loooks like a waste of my tax dollars.

You sure?? I've driven all over the place and don't remember that.

Yep, you must be blind. Just drove it in August.

[MattB]

They are merely suggestions anyway.



Loooks like a waste of my tax dollars.



Yep, you must be blind. Just drove it in August.

Ahh well I guess I am. The most I remember is 80. I'm glad they got rid of the night time speed limits, as in west TX it was 80 during the day but 65 at night!

[Rick Modena]

I passed a constable on 130 doing 90, he didnt care because he was on the phone setting up a booty call. My wife was freaking the whole time I passed him, fuck that guy!

[Big A]

You sure?? I've driven all over the place and don't remember that.

It may have been 75mph that caught my attention, I just recall that it wasn't 65-70mph.

[Skidmark]

[Cobraman]

That flyby sound is INSANE!

[Skidmark]

Definitely sounds like a plane!