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Originally posted by Rick Lee
Speed limits have little to do with safety. 55 was made national as a result of the energy crisis of the 70's. Now a lot of states have 65 or higher.
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Very true. In the late 90's or early 00's when states were given back their ability to raise the limits to what they deemed appropriate, some of you might remember that Montana had no speed limit during the day on some interstates.
I was told, by a resident of Montana, that the speed limit was reintroduced during the daytime hours due to lack of funding, not excess danger or accidents. Somebody can probably elaborate on this as I cannot guarantee that these are the facts, but I know its not far from the truth.