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CarGuru > Driving > Iowa Speed Limit Contingencies 7 June 2007 06:29:24

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Iowa Speed Limit Contingencies

Neil Bratney 21 April 2005 03:04:20
 As a contingency of the speed limit increase to 70 MPH, Gov. Vilsack is
commissioning a... er... commission to study what parts of the Iowa
interstate system should be 70 and what should remain 65.

It's been a few years since any state increased its speed limit, I
believe. Have other states gone through this process of assessing
highways and their appropriate speeds? What decisions have they made?

In my opinion, roads should always be graded like this, and speed limits
set not by legislature, but by actual road conditions, engineering and
traffic (though not excluding general guidelines placed by legislature
for consistancy's sake).

My thoughts for Iowa interstates:

I-80
55 from Nebraska to I 29 south
65 to US 6 in Council Bluffs
70 to the Ashworth Road underpass
65 to Altoona
70 to I 380
65 near Iowa City, then
70 all the way to Illinois

I-680 in Iowa: 70

I-35
70 all the way except IA 5 to the north Ankeny exit IA 931 (65 mph)

I-29
70 from Missouri to US 275 / IA 92
65 the one mile to I 80
55 to IA 192 (north exit)
65 to I-680 / Crescent
70 to Sioux Gateway Airport
65 to around mile 146 where the interstate turns west
55 through downtown to exit 149
and 65 the last few miles to SD.

I don't know I-380 well enough to make recommendations. And I do
believe that all the US highway expressways are appropriate at 65,
primarily because most have gravel shoulders.

Neil

PS. Does anyone ever call him Governor Ball-sack?
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Guest 21 April 2005 05:19:32 permanent link ]
 
Neil Bratney wrote:>
I don't know I-380 well enough to make recommendations.

I-380 could go to 70 at least from the north end of Cedar Rapids up to
US 20. The short segment north of US 20 into Waterloo and the segment
within Cedar Rapids (US 30/151 to IA 100) are appropriate at 55. The
US 20 duplex and from US 30/151 down to I-80 could go either way (65 or
70).

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Guest 21 April 2005 07:15:50 permanent link ]
 If most LA freeways can be posted at 65, I can't see why any urban
Interstate in Iowa should be posted less than 60.

Guy Olsen, PE (NJ)

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John F. Carr 21 April 2005 19:10:06 permanent link ]
 In article <UdB9e.26898$PA4.39­12@tornado.rdc-kc.rr­.com>,
Neil Bratney <dbratney.nospam@mn­.rr.com> wrote:>As a contingency of the speed limit increase to 70 MPH, Gov. Vilsack is >commissioning a... er... commission to study what parts of the Iowa >interstate system should be 70 and what should remain 65.>
It's been a few years since any state increased its speed limit, I >believe. Have other states gone through this process of assessing >highways and their appropriate speeds? What decisions have they made?

Two 2003 laws increasing speed limits show the possible range
of reactions:

North Dakota posted the new statutory speed limits with little
road-specific study.

Oregon DOT decided not to take any action. (The very minor speed
limit increases in urban areas would have been legal under the old
law.)

--
John Carr (jfc@mit.edu)
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Michael Angelo Ravera 21 April 2005 23:13:54 permanent link ]
 Back in 1995, in California and Nevada, they had compliance data that
indicated that 85%tile speeds exceeded what would be the new state
maximum on over 500 miles of roads in Nevada and some 2000 km of roads
in California. It took California about a month to get around to
putting up the signs. Nevada (which before 1974 didn't have speed
limits in rural areas) had them up as soon as they were allowed. It
took California about a month (since they had to be posted over many
more existing signs). In California, they even posted 70 MPH is a few
places where it was illegal and had subsequently to drop it down to 65
MPH.

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Jonathan Grobe 22 April 2005 07:41:15 permanent link ]
 Any thoughts as to the level at which:
1. most state troopers now give tickets?
2. most state troopers will give tickets at the higher
speeds?

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Neil Bratney 22 April 2005 08:37:32 permanent link ]
 Jonathan Grobe wrote:> Any thoughts as to the level at which:> 1. most state troopers now give tickets?> 2. most state troopers will give tickets at the higher> speeds?>

I bet it will be in the 75 - 78 zone in both cases. That's fine with
me, as I plan on driving 72 in any both cases. Now, I'm simply closer
to legality. (I generally drove 74-75 across Nebraska and felt
comfortable.)

NAB
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Jeff Morrison 23 April 2005 22:09:42 permanent link ]
 Most state troopers, I think, now give tickets at a 5-7 mph cushion.
This is, in part, due to the fact that budget cuts have depleted the
numbers of troopers out there. Add that to record gas prices, and the
interstates let alone other highways are not exactly swarming with
troopers.

Vilsack wants a more or less "zero tolerance" policy, but I fail to see
how that will actually happen. The original legislation called for the
ticket money to be specifically for the state patrol, but he changed it
so the money goes to the general fund. (Frankly, I don't know if he can
do that.) Supposedly, this is for appearances. <sarcasm> After all, a
state trooper giving you a ticket for 75 in a 70 has to be unethical
and only to benefit his own coffers.</sarcasm>

While I suppose most troopers are going after the 75-85 drivers, they
now will probably go after the 80-90 drivers.

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Guest 7 June 2007 06:29:24 permanent link ]
 NO WAY!!!
The segment of I-380 between Cedar Rapids and I-80 is full of pot holes!
It's barely safe to even have the speed limit at 65, with all the semis that travel on that stretch if highway!
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