New Mexico lowers speed limits on unmarked country roads

[TexasTowelie]

SANTA FE – Starting today, drivers in New Mexico will have to ease off the gas pedal or risk a ticket when traveling country roads with no posted speed limit.

A law taking effect today reduces the speed limit on unmarked roads across the rural state from 75 mph to 55 mph.

Backers of the legislation said the default speed limit of 75 mph posed a safety hazard on many roads that weren’t engineered for speed.

Those roads can be narrow, unpaved and lined with mailboxes, said Rep. Dennis Roch, R-Logan.

Read more: http://www.abqjournal.com/698846/news/new-mexico-lowers-speed-limits-on-unmarked-county-roads.html

[Warpy]

1. Anybody trying to do 75 on some of those roads would get a new sun roof

as their heads popped through the top. Even 55 is a real stretch. Lead Food Warpy only did 45 on most of them.

[jomin41]

2. Is this what passes

for "important" to Mr. Logan? You're not going to see any cops on these roads anyway. I've always liked to drive fast, especially on dirt roads. I'll probably continue to do so. Eat my shorts, Mr. Logan.

[DhhD]

3. Or he could eat a little dirt.

[alittlelark]

4. ....Good luck with that......

We have the worst drivers in the country......sigh.....