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In article <3535D0B0.1AE0@nospam.com> Jerry Spencer <spencer@nospam.com> writes:

> (TRENTON) - The speed limit on 475 miles of New Jersey's highways
> will be raised to 65 miles per hour on May 19. The longest stretch of
> road with an increased speed limit is the 96 miles along the New Jersey
> Turnpike between Interchange 1 in Salem County and Interchange 13 in
> Union County. The shortest is a five-mile run on the Turnpike extension
> from Florence Township to Mansfield Township. Other roadways with the
> upped speed limit include parts of the Garden State Parkway, the
> Atlantic City Expressway, Route 18, Route 55, and Interstates 78, 80,
> 195, 287 and 295. 
> --------------------
> Well, now we can travel quicker and faster to New York, without fear of
> getting tickets! It's about time!
> 	Jerry

I find this whole speed limit issue comical. The Governor and various
politicians and some large %age of the citizenry are fearing all kinds
of carnage will result from raising the limit. But as far as I can
tell - as someone who drives 24K miles each year - many trips to NYC,
and up and down the NJT, GSP, Rte. 18, I287, I195, as well as a
commuter driving 100+ miles each day, police haven't enforced 55 in
several years. 

The fact that this 65mph limit is becoming legal now is great. But
the NJ State Police have not enforced anything but a 65mph limit for
at least the last 3 to 4 years on the GSP, south of the Raritan Toll
Plaza and the NJT, from at least exit 9 north, and back.

From what I can tell, the politicians seem to be insisting that the
police are *enforcing the speed limit*, which infers that they have,
up to now, been enforcing something reasonable as to the 55 mph
limit. That is not true from my experience, as it appears to me that
they are enforcing a 9 to 10 mph overage of a 65 limit - and have been
doing so for several years. But it certainly makes for good headlines
for the politicians.



Mark