I was reading a page from the CNN site this morning about the differences in speed limits in the US.

"Nationwide, maximum speeds range from 60 miles per hour in Hawaii to 75 in most of the West. Meanwhile, much of the eastern Midwest and the Northeast has opted for maximum speeds of 65 mph, although Michigan and Indiana chose the 70 mph standard more common to the South and the Great Plains states"

I read where a judge can decide to raise the speed limits in some areas where the lower speed limit is used solely for raising revenue for that town or community...in other words...it's a speed trap.

I think 70mph is the highest in Missouri. A rural but well traveled highway near me just recently went from 55 to 60.
A town about 30 miles away was a notorious speed trap about 20 years ago, there was a song written about it.

What's the highest speed limit where you live? Do you have any existing "speed trap" areas near you>

What goes on in other countries where some of the members live? Like England, Scotland, Australia, etc...what kind of speed limits do you have in your country?

Check out what Virginia just did about speeding fines. I heard the minimum fne is now $1,000. I understand they actually advertised that it's only purpose was to raise revenue.

Speeders are not always the dangerous ones on the highway. There are times when the police are even more dangerous. Case in point: Just recently, I got caught in Virginia with a radar detector. That was the only reason the cop stopped me. But, to do it, he had to make a "U" turn on a busy interstate highway, traveled across three lanes of fairly heavy traffic, and stopped me on top of a bridge.

The fine for this very serious infraction: $30

Having been a cop myself at one time, it wasn't difficult to understand that this clown was just being an asshole. If they are that hard up and crazy in Virginia, I think I'll simply bypass the state and take my traveling dollars somewhere else. It'll be a whole lot safer...and cheaper!

I was reading a page from the CNN site this morning about the differences in speed limits in the US.

"Nationwide, maximum speeds range from 60 miles per hour in Hawaii to 75 in most of the West. Meanwhile, much of the eastern Midwest and the Northeast has opted for maximum speeds of 65 mph, although Michigan and Indiana chose the 70 mph standard more common to the South and the Great Plains states"

I read where a judge can decide to raise the speed limits in some areas where the lower speed limit is used solely for raising revenue for that town or community...in other words...it's a speed trap.

I think 70mph is the highest in Missouri. A rural but well traveled highway near me just recently went from 55 to 60.
A town about 30 miles away was a notorious speed trap about 20 years ago, there was a song written about it.

What's the highest speed limit where you live? Do you have any existing "speed trap" areas near you>

What goes on in other countries where some of the members live? Like England, Scotland, Australia, etc...what kind of speed limits do you have in your country?

It's a 30 mph zone on my road, and we only have one cop in our tiny town, sometimes we have no cop at all....people turn the corner four blocks up and just gun it, by the time they reach my block they're doing 70 or better....somedays it's all I can do to NOT throw rocks at 'em as they race by.

I don't understand why some people thing going that fast is alright in a residential area full of children, pets, and people just wanting to walk out get their mail!