Ride 85mph Legally

[Fontanaman]

Today I read about the speed limit on a 41 mile stretch of Texas Hwy 130 being increased to 85mph. This is a toll road. There are several articles on the web and here is the one from USA Today. The road is south of Austin. At 90mph is will take less than 20 minutes to enjoy this thrill.

 

[odot]

What else did you learn in school?

 

[azitlies]

Realizing that 'yeah', it makes u legal...

Naaaaa, I'll go a bit over and take my chances

Now if it was like the auto-bahn! Now that's a trip... they don't call the vehicles there 'World Class' for no reason. I watched the Porches' and Benz' haul it down on world class brakes from 160 - 180 mph down to 90 for someone in the wrong lane

no! it wasn't me!

 

[gixxerjasen]

We'll get other roads to go to that limit too likely. All the straight and boring ones out west.

I've heard that this particular toll road is getting the treatment first because we spent a butt ton of money building the road and no one is using it. Since it's a toll road, if no one uses it, then the money doesn't come back. Evidently one of the news organizations down there did a test and drove both 35 and the new road and managed to save less than 10 minutes on it, but paid through the nose to drive the new road. So, this makes it a little quicker, and gives people incentive to go pay to drive that fancy new road.

Personally, the best part of that new road is it helps you avoid the traffic blight on our state that is our Capital. It's nearly the one place in the state I won't ride....and I'm the guy who commutes 60 miles round trip daily in Dallas!

Personally, I'd go to Colorado or Arkansas to ride. But we do have extremely good BBQ down here, so there is that!

 

[huron52]

Now if it was like the auto-bahn!

From being on the auto bahn this summer I didn't see anyone flying at those speeds. Maybe it was an off day on the road

 

[Jim in Phoenix]

Here in Arizona, the legal speed limit on the rural Interstates is 75 MPH - BUT, the highway patrol will not ticket unless clocked at 86 MPH. So, go for it.

 

[SacramentoMike]

Now if it was like the auto-bahn!

From being on the auto bahn this summer I didn't see anyone flying at those speeds. Maybe it was an off day on the road

Well, we were coming into Munich, and there were posted limits. There are only parts that are "use your own common sense." I'd love to try some of those on my own bike, instead of that little rented 650GS one-lunger I was riding, though.

 

[RedPorscheKilla]

Well, we were coming into Munich, and there were posted limits. There are only parts that are "use your own common sense." I'd love to try some of those on my own bike, instead of that little rented 650GS one-lunger I was riding, though.

Yep, the German Autobahn... I grew up there, was fun. A run from Cologne to Munich (I was stationed there) about 400 miles, was done in about 4 hours and change.... Fastest run done ever for me, Frankfurt - Cologne, about 160 miles in 50 mins... I broke through the 170+ barrier on that run , fastest speed done in Germany 192 mph yet not on a bike but on a unrestricted Audi S8 on the stretch from Mainz to K'Town, we called it Hell's highway, totally empty and long stretched sweeps......

 

[Fontanaman]

What else did you learn in school?

Not a hellva lot!

 

[Fontanaman]

We'll get other roads to go to that limit too likely. All the straight and boring ones out west.

I've heard that this particular toll road is getting the treatment first because we spent a butt ton of money building the road and no one is using it. Since it's a toll road, if no one uses it, then the money doesn't come back. Evidently one of the news organizations down there did a test and drove both 35 and the new road and managed to save less than 10 minutes on it, but paid through the nose to drive the new road. So, this makes it a little quicker, and gives people incentive to go pay to drive that fancy new road.

Personally, the best part of that new road is it helps you avoid the traffic blight on our state that is our Capital. It's nearly the one place in the state I won't ride....and I'm the guy who commutes 60 miles round trip daily in Dallas!

Personally, I'd go to Colorado or Arkansas to ride. But we do have extremely good BBQ down here, so there is that!

Screw Colorado. In 2006 I got a speeding ticket for 83 in a 65. Road was straighter than the highway to hell. The 65mph speed limit was just plain stupid.

 

[SeattleTy]

Looks like Germany a place I will be someday. I heard many good things about this place and it's diffidently going to be a place to visit with there roads and speed limit policy, along with people and everything else.

Since Moto GP will be in Texas next year, maybe 85 mph highway will be a place to visit on the way to Moto GP.

 

[SkooterG]

Here in Arizona, the legal speed limit on the rural Interstates is 75 MPH - BUT, the highway patrol will not ticket unless clocked at 86 MPH. So, go for it.

I wouldn't bet any money (or points on my license) on that!

 

[Bounce]

Me neither. Officer discretion is not something to bet your wallet on.

 

[rushes]

*snip* At 90mph is will take less than 20 minutes to enjoy this thrill.

It's not that thrilling. Straight and flat. With grandkids in Laredo I've been on it a couple times now. It does shoot you around a bunch of traffic tho. And the toll cameras do see your tag @90. They'll just mail you a bill if you forget to stop at the booth..

There's a new big racetrack they're building beside it that does look interesting. You can see part of it from the highway. Circuit of America I think it's called. I plan to stop and take a look next trip.

 

[C&C]

And then there is Hennessey:

https://jalopnik.com/5954826/watch-texas-test-its-85-mph-highways-cameras-with-a-2205-mph-blast?utm_campaign=socialflow_jalopnik_twitter&utm_source=jalopnik_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

 

[gixxerjasen]

Yep, Forumla 1 at that track soon and MotoGP in April. I've already got my tickets!

MotoGP on a new track....now THERE is a reason to visit Texas!

 

[Jim in Phoenix]

Here in Arizona, the legal speed limit on the rural Interstates is 75 MPH - BUT, the highway patrol will not ticket unless clocked at 86 MPH. So, go for it.

I wouldn't bet any money (or points on my license) on that!

OK, YMMV, but I have regularly passed DPS cars with their radar operating at +7 or +8 MPH over the limit with no adverse reactions. A few times I was even +11 or +12 MPH over and their reaction was to flash their lights as a warning to slow down - which I did. But so far (knock on wood) no performance awards.

 

[odot]

Yep, Forumla 1 at that track soon and MotoGP in April. I've already got my tickets!

MotoGP on a new track....now THERE is a reason to visit Texas!

Um.....watch out for pigs on the new highway....

 

[majicmaker]

Yep, Forumla 1 at that track soon and MotoGP in April. I've already got my tickets!

MotoGP on a new track....now THERE is a reason to visit Texas!

Um.....watch out for pigs on the new highway....

Pigs?! The two legged ugly one?