A MOVE TO RAISE THE SPEED LIMIT TO 60 MILES AN HOUR ON IOWA HIGHWAYS WHERE THE POSTED SPEED IS 55 HAS PASSED ANOTHER HURDLE IN THE STATEHOUSE.
THE BILL CLEARED THE IOWA SENATE IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR AND A HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ADVANCED IT THIS (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON.
REPRESENTATIVE MEGAN JONES OF SPIRIT LAKE SAYS THERE’S A LOT OF INTEREST AMONG HOUSE REPUBLICANS IN PASSING A BILL TO HIKE THE SPEED LIMIT.
SPEEDLIMIT1 OC…………ENTERTAINING THE CONVERSATION.” :13
THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY IS REGISTERED ON THE LEGISLATURE’S WEBSITE AS UNDECIDED ON THE BILL, BUT JOSIE WAGLER, THE DEPARTMENT’S LEGISLATIVE LIAISON, SUGGESTED A RECENT STUDY BY THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY COULD BE A WARNING SIGN.
SPEEDLIMIT2 OC………ADDITIONAL FATALITIES.” :19
THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC DEATHS IN IOWA LAST YEAR WAS THE LOWEST IN A CENTURY.
REPRESENTATIVE JONES CHAIRS THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, AND SAYS IT SEEMS LIKE IOWANS ARE DOING THE RIGHT THINGS WHEN IT COMES TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.
SPEEDLIMIT3 OC……LITTLE BIT FASTER.” :08
THE STATE POLICE OFFICERS COUNCIL OPPOSES INCREASING THE SPEED LIMIT ON IOWA HIGHWAYS.
THE SPEED LIMITS ON THE INTERSTATES THAT RUN THROUGH IOWA WERE RAISED TO 70 IN 2005.
