“Whenever I go to another state, I feel like I’m driving in a third-world country and I can’t wait to get back to Florida roads,” says a sponsor of legislation to increase speed limits on interstates and Florida’s Turnpike.
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Legislative proposals to increase speed limits on Florida interstate and other highways are cruising to passage. If the speed limits are increased, even by the proposed 5 mph, research shows more accidents could follow.
So far, the proposal hasn’t hit any speed bumps in the Florida House and Senate, where it’s been approved with Republican and Democratic support by five of the six committees where the idea has been considered.
