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re: Speed Limit on Airline, BR to Gonzales. Am I Crazy?
Posted on 2/8/14 at 6:49 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Posted on 2/8/14 at 6:49 pm to TigerstuckinMS
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Maybe so, but as of right now, those left turns are legal.
So you legally have people at a dead stop in the "fast lane". And the fast lane is legally doing 65.
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Also, I'm not convinced that stopping on a highway isn't against the law, I just can't find the proper citation in the La. Revised Statutes.
I too think that stopping and making the left is illegal, especially if you come to a complete stop in a travel lane. Would think one of the coppers on this board might no the legality, but them again I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't.
ETA: also, Airline crossing under 310 is 65, but by the first red light it is down to 45. Pretty sure there is no sign marking the actual speed change. They will write a ticket though.
This post was edited on 2/8/14 at 6:51 pm
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Posted on 2/8/14 at 8:07 pm to Grassy1
Not sure which it is, State or Federal law, but it's one of the two: any interstate highway that is in the city limits has a posted speed limit of only 60 mph. Pretty sure it's Fed, as I-10 through Houston is only 60 mph.or was last trip through.
Posted on 2/8/14 at 8:10 pm to Grassy1
Don't drive it if you don't like it dipshit
Posted on 2/8/14 at 8:10 pm to Keltic Tiger
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Not sure which it is, State or Federal law, but it's one of the two: any interstate highway that is in the city limits has a posted speed limit of only 60 mph. Pretty sure it's Fed, as I-10 through Houston is only 60 mph.or was last trip through.
Thought I read it was 60 when it was more than two lanes. Wasn't it 70 in BR before they widened it?
Posted on 2/8/14 at 8:15 pm to mctiger1985
No
Posted on 2/8/14 at 8:24 pm to Grassy1
Posted on 2/8/14 at 8:25 pm to Grassy1
the interstate needs its speed limit raised. I thought about this the other day, I think most speed limits are fricking outdated.
Posted on 2/8/14 at 8:37 pm to heartbreakTiger
I know it's the city limits as that is why BRPD sets up their speed traps where they do on I-12, catching those coming into town and leaving it.
Posted on 2/8/14 at 10:11 pm to Keltic Tiger
Here is the deal. After sitting in BR traffic trying to get home in the afternoon, we "open" it up to make up for the time you sat your arse in traffic earlier. Oh yeah, I would love to see a stat on backed up traffic due to accidents coming into BR from Livingston/Denham on I-12 compared to AP on I-10.
Posted on 2/9/14 at 2:01 am to mctiger1985
I'm not Mr. Kleinpeter (wish I was!) At least I know I'm on the same page as the rich folks in BR.
but those of us that work on Airline see this all day, every day... and realize how stupid it is.
Those that drive it to and from work just want it to be the max, and I get that.
Problem is the 8 hours in between. And sometimes the few hours after that.
7-8 am and 4-6 pm, no one is driving 65 anyway.
but those of us that work on Airline see this all day, every day... and realize how stupid it is.
Those that drive it to and from work just want it to be the max, and I get that.
Problem is the 8 hours in between. And sometimes the few hours after that.
7-8 am and 4-6 pm, no one is driving 65 anyway.
This post was edited on 2/9/14 at 2:21 am
Posted on 2/9/14 at 7:00 am to Grassy1
I live in Ascension Parish and work in the Industriplex Area, so I travel Airline quite often for both business and personal use. I think just the opposite. I think it's one diamond in the rough that they (whoever they are) got it right with the speed limit. It's how it should be.
These are the issues with Airline Hwy traffic:
1. Redneck, Inc. with his trailer filled with lawn equipment and/or residential contractor equipment riding the left lane going 45 mph. I get it, you can't go that fast or else you will damage equipment or lose your load. If you know that's the case, get the frick out of the left lane and in the right lane and go as slow as you want.
2. People rely way too much on those cut-throughs. They will try to turn left against traffic at rush hour and make a completely impossible left turn at the worst time instead of just going up to the next light, using the light as a tool to make a u turn and then make an easy right turn off the road. They would rather sit there for 15 minutes waiting on the chance of a lifetime than to go 500 yards up the road and be done with it in five minutes.
3. The people driving way under the speed limit who think it's their job to enforce what they think the speed limit should be. And if they're in the left lane, they will not pass the car in the right lane. And if they do, it will be with a margin of ~1 mph between their speed and the right lane car's speed.
4. And finally, I like to call it the "Prairieville Wal-Mart traffic". People tend to go full retard in that area. And frick the person who thought it would be a better idea to have the light cycle be longer for people getting in and out of Wal-Mart parking lot than the people using a highway to get down the road. The motion sensor needs to be taken off that light for traffic coming out the parking lot.
These are the issues with Airline Hwy traffic:
1. Redneck, Inc. with his trailer filled with lawn equipment and/or residential contractor equipment riding the left lane going 45 mph. I get it, you can't go that fast or else you will damage equipment or lose your load. If you know that's the case, get the frick out of the left lane and in the right lane and go as slow as you want.
2. People rely way too much on those cut-throughs. They will try to turn left against traffic at rush hour and make a completely impossible left turn at the worst time instead of just going up to the next light, using the light as a tool to make a u turn and then make an easy right turn off the road. They would rather sit there for 15 minutes waiting on the chance of a lifetime than to go 500 yards up the road and be done with it in five minutes.
3. The people driving way under the speed limit who think it's their job to enforce what they think the speed limit should be. And if they're in the left lane, they will not pass the car in the right lane. And if they do, it will be with a margin of ~1 mph between their speed and the right lane car's speed.
4. And finally, I like to call it the "Prairieville Wal-Mart traffic". People tend to go full retard in that area. And frick the person who thought it would be a better idea to have the light cycle be longer for people getting in and out of Wal-Mart parking lot than the people using a highway to get down the road. The motion sensor needs to be taken off that light for traffic coming out the parking lot.
Posted on 2/9/14 at 7:26 am to RealityTiger
You sound super old. 65 is what I drive on that stretch of road and see no problem with it or getting up to that speed. If traffic is heavy then I deal with driving slower.
What I do have a problem with is left lane drivers.
What I do have a problem with is left lane drivers.
Posted on 2/9/14 at 7:28 am to RealityTiger
Thank you for your thought RealityTiger, and for taking the time to type them so proficiently.
I agree with many of them.
1. Good chance Redneck, Inc is going to one of those 1000's of businesses on Airline, and has just as much right to the left lane as anyone because he plans to turn left shortly (whether at a light or a turn lane or a cut-thru). All those businesses need lawn care, and many of them service the lawn care industry, or his contractor business, or his business is on or off Airline.
2. Cut-throughs. I agree. Overused. But they're there, and people are going to use them.
3. I often drive in the left lane less than 65, because I need to turn left "right up there."
4. WalMart light... Haven't given it much thought. I try not to let traffic lights annoy me, as I would stroke out from their non-sense.
Your thoughts are very valid, and I think that's the problem, if you get what I mean.
I agree with many of them.
1. Good chance Redneck, Inc is going to one of those 1000's of businesses on Airline, and has just as much right to the left lane as anyone because he plans to turn left shortly (whether at a light or a turn lane or a cut-thru). All those businesses need lawn care, and many of them service the lawn care industry, or his contractor business, or his business is on or off Airline.
2. Cut-throughs. I agree. Overused. But they're there, and people are going to use them.
3. I often drive in the left lane less than 65, because I need to turn left "right up there."
4. WalMart light... Haven't given it much thought. I try not to let traffic lights annoy me, as I would stroke out from their non-sense.
Your thoughts are very valid, and I think that's the problem, if you get what I mean.
Posted on 2/9/14 at 7:28 am to tenderfoot tigah
Are you responding to me or the OP?
Posted on 2/9/14 at 7:41 am to RealityTiger
I'm sure he's responding to me.
I know my stance on this issue makes me sound super old, and I probably am older than most on this board... but not sure I'll make to 60 years old.
The work truck that I often drive on this stretch usually won't even get up to 65 before being shutdown by a traffic light. AND I very often HAVE to turn left off of Airline. Therefore, I'm one of those guys... and that's my point.
Reality is, when you examine the design of the highway, and the number of businesses, homes, and streets than run off of it, you realize it is much more like a city street than an interstate highway.
And the difference of opinion results in people dying.
I know my stance on this issue makes me sound super old, and I probably am older than most on this board... but not sure I'll make to 60 years old.
The work truck that I often drive on this stretch usually won't even get up to 65 before being shutdown by a traffic light. AND I very often HAVE to turn left off of Airline. Therefore, I'm one of those guys... and that's my point.
Reality is, when you examine the design of the highway, and the number of businesses, homes, and streets than run off of it, you realize it is much more like a city street than an interstate highway.
And the difference of opinion results in people dying.
Posted on 2/9/14 at 7:43 am to RealityTiger
Airline is one of the worst roads in existence.
It needs fricking turning lanes... You have people going 70 miles per hour then slamming on brakes to take a left with no turning lane.
It needs fricking turning lanes... You have people going 70 miles per hour then slamming on brakes to take a left with no turning lane.
Posted on 2/9/14 at 7:46 am to Grassy1
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3. I often drive in the left lane less than 65, because I need to turn left "right up there."
So what you're saying, is that you drive in the left lane under the speed limit intentionally? I'm not sure what you're hinting at.
I think the quoting of "right up there" is throwing me off.
This post was edited on 2/9/14 at 7:50 am
Posted on 2/9/14 at 7:49 am to Grassy1
My dad owns a business right off that stretch. People die airline every few months. One of the stupidest/most dangerous things about it are the u turns in the middle. A person slows down to turn in...the two cars behind him shift lanes bc he's going to slow and then car #3 runs right Into the back of him. I've seen a lady run full speed into the side of a trailer that was sticking out of the u turn. Dead. I've seen people hit the back of 18 wheelers that are sticking out. I've seen people not slow down enough to make the u turn and crash in the ditch. Hell I've even seen a city guy get run over and killed by a city steam roller truck while they were working. That was probably the only accident I've seen that wasn't bc of that high speed limit.
But you know what? I'm there all the time and I've never been in a wreck. I use the u turns with the turn lanes and when I turn off of airline I slow down and use the side like an off ramp. That way I don't get rear ended. And I pay attention and don't text...so far so good.
But you know what? I'm there all the time and I've never been in a wreck. I use the u turns with the turn lanes and when I turn off of airline I slow down and use the side like an off ramp. That way I don't get rear ended. And I pay attention and don't text...so far so good.
Posted on 2/9/14 at 7:49 am to CaptainsWafer
You have to get in the left lane eventually to take a left.... And you have to show down to take a left..... Idiot
Posted on 2/9/14 at 7:53 am to rondo
Well if he's driving below the speed limit in the left lane to be a dick, it makes him a hypocrite because of this statement earlier in the thread:
However, if yes in the left lane, driving less than 65 because of an upcoming turn, then I understand. Like I said, putting right up there in quotes was throwing me off. It's hard to get tone sometimes when is statement is in text only.
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And yes, our city if FULL of poor drivers. And I don't like them crashing into me or my kids. (at fatal speeds)
However, if yes in the left lane, driving less than 65 because of an upcoming turn, then I understand. Like I said, putting right up there in quotes was throwing me off. It's hard to get tone sometimes when is statement is in text only.
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