Austin Drivers Worry As Higher Speed Limits Hit I-35
The Texas Department of Transportation announced this week which roads will receive a speed limit increase to 75 miles per hour. At the top of the list is Interstate 35 north of Austin. I-35 is already one of Texas’s most accident-prone roads. Now, the heavily travelled highway will become even more dangerous, as some experts argue that higher speed limits lead to more reckless driving and, as a result, more accidents.
The increased speed limit has Austin-area drivers worried. The Austin area section of I-35 has long been considered one of the most dangerous in Texas. Between January 1991 and December 2000, for instance, 277 people died in automobile accidents on stretches of I-35 in Travis, Hays, and Williamson counties. By comparison, there were just 199 driver fatalities on even busier stretches of I-35 in Dallas County during that time.
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