Sunday, January 11, 2009

Drive 65

COLORADO SPRINGS - Sunday morning, CDOT (Colorado Department of Transportation) officially began raising the speed limit on I-25 through the city from 55 to 65 MPH. The change became effective at 8 a.m.

The first speed limit sign to be replaced was northbound just before the Cimarron Street exit. A crew of workers needed only a few minutes to make the switch. Workers planned to replace all 22 speed limit signs along the city stretch of the Interstate by the end of the day.


For someone who drives many miles, this story makes me a happy citizen! Anyone up for a round of the hallelujah chorus?


1 comment:

Andrew Fisk said...

So question... just because the majority of drivers were driving over the speed limit (on average cars were going 69.2mph) does that mean they should change the speed limit?

Here is an example to think about: 70% of America's youth are downloading music illegally. The copyright laws were made back in the 1980's and are out of date. Should the Supreme Court change the law because the majority of people are already breaking the law?