About damn time

Brownback signs a bill to raise Top Speed on interstate to 75mph.

http://www.ksn.com/news/local/story/Top-Kansas-speed-limit-rising-to-75-mph/_syrFPY6B0aRvpw5DPpm9A.cspx

I've been driving 80 for the bast 10 years. No tickets. So now 90!

Woot! Except for my gas mileage.

There's also a section of that bill that allows motorcycles to wait a "reasonable" amount of time at a red light and then proceed if the bike doesn't trigger the light to change.

Is that safe?

dz724 wrote:

Is that safe?

When it's 10:30 at night and nobody else is around, it's pretty frustrating to wait 10 minutes at a red light because the sensor isn't sensitive enough to pick up the metal on your bike. We're not talking about middle of lots of traffic.

you can drive 75-80 all you want, I like the mileage I get at 45-50 mph

If 4 vehicles from 4 directions drive up to a light all at once, how is it decided who gets the green first? Lights on timers that vary by time of day and traffic flow make sense but not on sensors that could be confused by Liberace's sequined jacket.

LukeTHr wrote:

you can drive 75-80 all you want, I like the mileage I get at 45-50 mph

You need to pedal a little harder.

LukeTHr wrote:

you can drive 75-80 all you want, I like the mileage I get at 45-50 mph

As long as you stay out of the passing lane while you are crawling along you can drive 5mph for all I care.

luv2cook wrote:

LukeTHr wrote:

you can drive 75-80 all you want, I like the mileage I get at 45-50 mph

As long as you stay out of the passing lane while you are crawling along you can drive 5mph for all I care.

I think it'd be hilarious to take all the fast run Interstate drivers and transport them back to the days of the B.O.D. when there was no AC or heat in the vehicle, attack from unhappy locals, animals, and weather was a constant threat, and it was about how many MPD (miles per day) you made (average 10 mpd or so) instead of MPH.

What gets me is I-70 drivers who fishtail on ice and still refuse to slow down. Too bad there aren't separate highways with one marked "Darwin Award Winners Lane. No Speed Limit"

Ratzilla wrote:

Too bad there aren't separate highways with one marked "Darwin Award Winners Lane. No Speed Limit"

Ratzilla wrote:

What gets me is I-70 drivers who fishtail on ice and still refuse to slow down.

That would be my ex-husband.

suzyr wrote:

Ratzilla wrote:

What gets me is I-70 drivers who fishtail on ice and still refuse to slow down.

That would be my ex-husband.

Divorce is the leading cause of failed marriages in the world..

nitromaxx98 wrote:

suzyr wrote:

Ratzilla wrote:

What gets me is I-70 drivers who fishtail on ice and still refuse to slow down.

That would be my ex-husband.

Divorce is the leading cause of failed marriages in the world..

Marriage is biggest thing contributing to divorce.... just saying....

I think mom and dad's divorce when I was very young is alot of what made me stay single. But in the 60's divorce was considered a thing the average couple didn't do. I recall not being allowed to play with certain kids because their parents found out mine were divorced. Between growing up with that and being the only non-Catlick in the neighborhood I understand what predjudice is about pretty well for being what some call an uncaring Chermin whitey.