Originally posted by Kane: I like the highway speed limits here... 75 on the interstates, 70 on the 2 lane highways.
Still wish they had the old "reasonable" limit on the interstates...
You wouldn't be wishing that if you ran across the cop who thought that "reasonable" was 55mph. That's why they got rid of that law -- too many cops were being unreasonable (rather ironic) in their assessment of "reasonable". It actually improved safety on the freeways while it was in effect.
Thats not why they got rid of it, it was ruled unconstitutional by the Montana Supreme Court because they felt it was "too vague". It stemmed from a gentleman who fought his speeding ticket all the way there for doing over 100 mph on a 2 lane highway. One case, not a bunch of unreasonable cops. Basically, a "reasonable and prudent" speed limit cannot exist in our litigous society.
Perhaps they should have done what Germany does on the Autobahn and set a "recommended" speed limit.
