85 mph speed limit starts Oct 24 on hwy 130

[GhostTX]

85 mph TX highway encounters unexpected problem

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2 pigs and a deer hit so far.

http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/-Hogs-Take-A-Hit-On-New-85-MPH-Texas-Toll-Road-175965261.html

It's Texas.

[naynay]

it's not the fastest, since parts are wyoming have a speed limit of "resonably prudent"

85 mph TX highway encounters unexpected problem


The fastest highway in the country opened on Wednesday just south of Austin.

Already, there's an unexpected problem. Even before the opening celebration, officers were worried.

Two nights before the ceremony, one of the officers captured a video on their dashboard camera. The video captured several wild hogs close to the shoulder.

Then you see a pack of the feral hogs run right across the highway.

On the very first night the road was open through Lockhart, three cars crashed in to packs of wild hogs, and another crash was reported outside the city limits in Caldwell County.

One car was totaled and had to be towed away! Officers are becoming quite concerned of this safety hazard.

"Anyone that's ever struck a deer, they know that they're in the ditches and you don't see them until they're in front of you, and it's the same with these, but they're even lower, " explained Lockhart Police Chief Michael Lummus.

"It's a hazard that you almost have trouble trying to understand what's the best thing I can do here except be aware an alert and maybe be on the watch, and maybe slow down even though the law says you can drive 85," he continued.

Officers don't know if there is any easy fix for this problem; They say that even if the speed limit is dropped down to 60 or 65 there's still going to be a problem. The feral hog population is so bad in Caldwell County, there's a bounty on them. But with large packs, this isn't a problem that's going away anytime soon.
http://m.kltv.com/autojuice?targetUr...pected-problem

[naynay]

I drove it today in my bronco.. which i dont like taking over 65.. i may as wel have just kept my middle finger out the window for all the people flashing/honking while going around me..

[Treasure Chest]

How could it fail?

85 mph TX highway encounters unexpected problem


The fastest highway in the country opened on Wednesday just south of Austin.

Already, there's an unexpected problem. Even before the opening celebration, officers were worried.

Two nights before the ceremony, one of the officers captured a video on their dashboard camera. The video captured several wild hogs close to the shoulder.

Then you see a pack of the feral hogs run right across the highway.

On the very first night the road was open through Lockhart, three cars crashed in to packs of wild hogs, and another crash was reported outside the city limits in Caldwell County.

One car was totaled and had to be towed away! Officers are becoming quite concerned of this safety hazard.

"Anyone that's ever struck a deer, they know that they're in the ditches and you don't see them until they're in front of you, and it's the same with these, but they're even lower, " explained Lockhart Police Chief Michael Lummus.

"It's a hazard that you almost have trouble trying to understand what's the best thing I can do here except be aware an alert and maybe be on the watch, and maybe slow down even though the law says you can drive 85," he continued.

Officers don't know if there is any easy fix for this problem; They say that even if the speed limit is dropped down to 60 or 65 there's still going to be a problem. The feral hog population is so bad in Caldwell County, there's a bounty on them. But with large packs, this isn't a problem that's going away anytime soon.

http://m.kltv.com/autojuice?targetUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.kltv.com%2fstory%2f19927693%2f85-mph-tx-highway-encounters-unexpected-problem

[Rafa]

here's another vid of a CTS-V coupe that went 220

[EW]

Wow!

[CJ]

I'm surprised they chose that stretch for the 85mph test. I predict a miserable fail.

I-20 west of Fort Worth, or I-10 heading west would make so much more sense.

How could it fail?

[Skidmark]

Definitely sounds like a plane!

[Cobraman]

That flyby sound is INSANE!

[Skidmark]

[Big A]

You sure?? I've driven all over the place and don't remember that.

It may have been 75mph that caught my attention, I just recall that it wasn't 65-70mph.

[Rick Modena]

I passed a constable on 130 doing 90, he didnt care because he was on the phone setting up a booty call. My wife was freaking the whole time I passed him, fuck that guy!

[MattB]

They are merely suggestions anyway.



Loooks like a waste of my tax dollars.



Yep, you must be blind. Just drove it in August.

Ahh well I guess I am. The most I remember is 80. I'm glad they got rid of the night time speed limits, as in west TX it was 80 during the day but 65 at night!

[Chas_svo]

Glanced down at my speedo on 37 this morning and noticed I was doing 105. Whoops. Who pays attention to Speed Limits anyway?

They are merely suggestions anyway.

Loooks like a waste of my tax dollars.

You sure?? I've driven all over the place and don't remember that.

Yep, you must be blind. Just drove it in August.

[mustang87]

We have 5 projects in Georgetown, Round Rock, and Pflugerville. And one in San Antone, I drive 130 all the time. It's nice driving 80 but the DPS is out there all the time, and will bust your ass if you go over that. give maybe 2-3 mph over but that's it. And 1/2 the drivers woun't drive that fast on it so your all the time having to drive around them. BTW 130 starts at the north end of Georgetown and dumps back out on 35 between Austin and San Marcos.