Speeding In Montana

[Dave N]

I would like to see a 55 MPH speed limit on the interstate highways again just to watch people lose their shit. It would be character building.

 

[TheJason]

Drive through the Salt Lake Valley sometime. mtmuley

I had to drive out of Philadelphia last fall. 75-80 in a 45 just to keep from getting ran off the freeway.

 

[Hem]

I had to drive out of Philadelphia last fall. 75-80 in a 45 just to keep from getting ran off the freeway.

I was in Philly last Spring. I didn't see one attractive woman, not one....not even in the airport.
No particular point.

 

[Dave N]

I still shudder thinking about Dallas/Ft. Worth. That actually scared me, and I'm a leadfoot gearhead!

 

[Irrelevant]

I was in Philly last Spring. I didn't see one attractive woman, not one....not even in the airport.
No particular point.

That's been my experience when you get east of the Rockies

 

[Johnny Bravo]

Local Montana folks have no clue how to drive. They use the turn lane as a speed up lane to merge into traffic and then when you can’t pass them they slow down to below the speed limit.

 

[TheJason]

then when you can’t pass them they slow down to below the speed limit.

I am pretty sure Oregon teaches this in drivers Ed.

 

[antlerradar]

I would like to see a 55 MPH speed limit on the interstate highways again just to watch people lose their shit. It would be character building.

I would be happy with 55 MPH for east bound on I 90 and I 94 during the month of November.

 

[Bigjay73]

I've been to every corner of this country. There are the same amount of crap drivers in every state.

 

[jabber]

Once during rush hour in SLC we watched a bright yellow Corvette come from the left freeway entry ramp and somehow miraculously crossed five lanes through traffic at high speed, exiting at the next exit on the right. It was both very scary as well as impressive! We were glad to reach our destination and get the hell out of SLC traffic!

This is common place in Houston. Those little black and white signs act more like a minimum limit. Except during rush hours. If the traffic isn’t there, our normal speed is around 80 on the freeways

 

[Ought Six]

Who buys a vette to drive the speed limit? Serious question, you can drive 40 in the old station wagon

 

[SilentBirdHunter]

Welcome to Chicago, where doing 80 lets you see a squad car roll on past you without giving you a glance.

The speed limit on the Montana interstate from MT to ID is 80.
Since I am retired, there is no need for me to go fast, so I typically do the speed limit.

 

[LuketheDog]

I would like to see a 55 MPH speed limit on the interstate highways again just to watch people lose their shit. It would be character building.

The Front Range/Denver would implode, I'm all for it

 

[Potsie]

I miss the $5 speeding tickets, payable on the spot.

Turned a 14 hour drive to my grandparents into 12 hours for an extra $25.

 

[Little Big Man MT Chris]

One of the benefits since moving here is the higher speed limits…. My 2 sons love it when they come visit….. my road trips between Wy and Mt or Miles City, Bozeman etc, it’s time to hammer down.

I enjoy the stories about the old days

 

[buffybr]

Only in Montana can you drive 10 mph over the speed limit and still get passed…

by semis!!!

 

[mtmuley]

I've noticed an increase in crappy drivers that corresponds with the amount of transplants in my area. mtmuley

 

[Brick300wm]

I thought we had bad drivers until I spent 3 years in Okinawa. That was a wake up

 

[Ben Long]

I hold many prejudices. One of them is that Texans don't know how to drive in snow and ice. We have a lot of newbys in Texas plates driving around here in F-head County, and I give them a wide berth. So last January I'm driving down the Swan Highway. There's a roadkill deer in the road and I pull over to pull it out of traffic. My truck is hopelessly augered into the ditch. I swear, dig, rev the engine and basically embarrass myself as local trucks zip by, blowing slush on my sorry ass. Who finally stops and pulls me out? You guessed it, the nicest Texan you ever met.

 

[shrapnel]

I hold many prejudices. One of them is that Texans don't know how to drive in snow and ice. We have a lot of newbys in Texas plates driving around here in F-head County, and I give them a wide berth. So last January I'm driving down the Swan Highway. There's a roadkill deer in the road and I pull over to pull it out of traffic. My truck is hopelessly augered into the ditch. I swear, dig, rev the engine and basically embarrass myself as local trucks zip by, blowing slush on my sorry ass. Who finally stops and pulls me out? You guessed it, the nicest Texan you ever met.

Did you thank him after you punched his lights out?