55/65 Speeds in OH Eliminated…
Posted on Apr 14, 2009 - 5:40pm by Marshall J. Gruskin in Trucking
Once again, I’m following up on a earlier post. Dual speed limits on Ohio interstates will be a thing of the past effective July 1st.
The change was made as part of a $9.6 billion transportation budget signed on April 2nd by Ohio Governor Ted Strickland. Speed limits on other roadways in OH will remain the same.
Not surprising the OH Highway Patrol was not in favor of the change. The states that still have dual speed limits for cars and trucks are: Arkansas 70/65, California 70/55, Idaho 75/65, Illinois 65/55, Indiana 70/65, Oregon 65/55, Montana 75/65, Texas 75/65, Michigan 70/60, Washington 70/60 and Tennessee 70/55. New York and CT have 55 mph speeds for cars and trucks where it should be 65 mph.
This OH dual speed has been a thorn in the side of truckers for years. It never made any sense. OOIDA – that’s the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association for you “civilians” – has made a big deal about their getting the law changed. If OOIDA had really been on the ball, the law would have NEVER gone into effect in the first place in OH and elsewhere. The laws in California and TN are particularly offensive.
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Would I be correct in noting that most states (all as far as I know, but I might be wrong) have a MINIMUM speed of about forty five?
That means that if I decided to go, say, sixty, in the right hand lane, you won’t bother me?
I think you might be incorrect about Texas and Tennessee. The speed limits vary according to what part of the state you’re in. WEST Texas (just about west of the Pecos) has the higher, split speed limit, east Texas is lower and not split.