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Published: 04/8/11

Texas Speed Limit May Reach 85

By  Mara Gay - AOL News
Texas Speed Limit May Reach 85

Speedy drivers may find safe haven in Texas, which is considering raising its speed limit to a whopping 85 mph in some areas. At 80 mph, Texas' speed limit is already one of the highest in the nation, but the Texas House of Representatives has approved a bill that would raise that limit to 85 on certain roads in rural areas of the state. Motorists with a heavy foot may appreciate the greater freedom, but not everyone is on board. Some are worried the elevated speed limit may cause more accidents, particularly deadly ones, on the state's roadways. "This is a settled issue. When you ...

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Published: 02/14/11

Speeding Driver Allegedly Filmed Himself Going 118 MPH for YouTube

By  Ben Muessig - AOL News
Speeding Driver Allegedly Filmed Himself Going 118 MPH for YouTube

Call it "The Fast and the Fantastically Stupid." Police say a daredevil driver filmed himself grossly exceeding the speed limit on an Oregon interstate with the intention of posting the footage on YouTube. But before he could wow Web users with his high-speed high jinks, the incriminating video found another attentive audience -- law enforcement officials. ...

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Published: 08/27/10

Kristi Noem, Rising GOP Star, Under Fire for 20 Speeding Tickets

By  Patricia Murphy - Politics Daily
Kristi Noem, Rising GOP Star, Under Fire for 20 Speeding Tickets

Kristi Noem, the Republican nominee challenging incumbent Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin for South Dakota's only House seat, is under fire after local news reporters unearthed her lengthy record of driving violations. Noem, 38, is widely considered to be one of the GOP's strongest candidates this year. She was recently featured in a front page Washington Post profile of the South Dakota race and topped our list of the "Next Women to Watch" in the 2010 election cycle because of her experience as assistant majority leader in the South Dakota House of Representatives and her strong showing in ...

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Published: 04/13/10

Opinion: Hate Traffic? The Fault Lies Not in the Stars, But in the Mirror

By  Dave George - AOL News
Opinion: Hate Traffic? The Fault Lies Not in the Stars, But in the Mirror

(April 13) -- The leaders of 47 nations have converged on Washington, D.C., this week to attend the nuclear security summit. I promise you, the only thing they will accomplish is turning D.C.'s traffic situation from horrible to hellish. Even before the summit started, The Washington Post was reporting that traffic in and around the nation's capital is getting much worse. Of course, it's a national problem, one that consumes more than $87 billion a year, according to the Texas Transportation Institute. And it's one of those problems that seems impossible to solve. But only because no one ...

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