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Because people will speed on this road because you don't feel like you are speeding going 50. No amount of signs will stop that. So you have people going 35 and people going 50, bad shite happens. A safe road is a raod where everyone wants to go the same speed.

Its not about going 35 vs going 45. Its about hte limit being 35 vs 45...

People will go 50 on this road whether the limit is 35 or 45 cause 50 feels reasonable. I catch myself going 50 all the time on it by accident not even trying to go fast for any reason.

Most people will not go 35 MPH on that road UNLESS word of mouth spreads that you will get ticketed for it. The limit on new Highland is 55 but used to routinely go 70. People would still fly by me.

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Posted by mikelbr

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Posted on 10/2/14 at 3:45 pm to The Sad Banana

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Most people will not go 35 MPH on that road UNLESS word of mouth spreads that you will get ticketed for it. The limit on new Highland is 55 but used to routinely go 70. People would still fly by me.

Funny sidenote. When that Highland expansion was finally complete, I was doing 40 on it and got smoked by a EBR cop going about 60. I was like "WTF you a-hole" right as I saw the new speed limit. 55mph on that stretch is too FAST IMO.

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Posted by SouthOfSouth

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Posted on 10/2/14 at 3:45 pm to The Sad Banana

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The limit on new Highland is 55 but used to routinely go 70. People would still fly by me.

And all I'm saying is the road would be safer if the speed limit and the speed in which people will drive it are closer. I try my best to go 35 but that is a crawl on a road that looks and feels like Staring.

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