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Re: Why speed limits in Texas are rising

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From: Dusty Moer
Date: Sat, 04 May 1996 00:00
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In article <4m35nk$90l@linux3.ph.utexas.edu>, dougmc@linux3.ph.utexas.edu (Doug McLaren) says:
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>Personally, I love the new limits ...
>
>Though one thing really annoys the hell out of me ... I got a ticket.
>
>On 21, in Bryan, going from Austin to College Station.  Speed limit is
>70 during the day, 65 at night.  It was night.  I was pulled over and
>given a ticket for going 72.  Not even a warning, but a ticket.
>
>I wonder how he was even able to tell that he clocked me and not that
>truck behind me ... he was on the side of the road, lights out,
>apparantly using a radar gun that points out the back window.
>

7 over is mild.  They're giving tickets for 1 and 2 over, especially on
2 laners.  There should be at least a 5mph buffer zone...I say 7-8.

Also, there should be one speed limit:  one for day, night, trucks,
etc.  After all, wouldn't it be safer if everyone was going the 
same speed?

My 2 cents

Dusty


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DUSTIN C. MOER
Texas A&M University, Class of 1998
College of Business Administration
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From: dcm0027@tam2000.tamu.edu (Dusty Moer)
Subject: Re: Why speed limits in Texas are rising
Date: 1996/05/04
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