Published Jun 26, 2011
Hearing the news that a bill passed in the Texas House last Wednesday allowing the Department of Transportation to have the power to raise the speed limit on highways to 85 mph was, for me, long overdue.
I will admit it, I speed, and, according to a research study done by the TomTom GPS company, so do 61 percent of Americans.
Time is valuable in our society, and Americans are willing to do what they need to do to maximize that time. The study also showed that 71 percent of Americans change their route depending on road conditions or time to navigate the fastest route.
