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Increased Highway Speeds in Rural Oregon Connected to More Deaths

It started almost as soon as the Oregon Department of Transportation began posting the new signs on March 1, 2016. For the first time in decades, the state was raising speed limits on some of eastern and central Oregon’s most …

Nevada Committee Passes Bill to Boost Speed Limit to 80 MPH

A Senate committee has passed a bill that would allow a higher maximum speed on some Nevada highways. The Senate Transportation Committee unanimously passed SB2 on Tuesday. It now heads to the Senate floor. The bill originally called for a …

Utah House Votes to Expand 80 MPH Roads

Utah drivers can lay off the brakes. The Utah House has approved a measure to expand 80 mph stretches of some rural Utah roads. The House voted 69-5 Wednesday to pass the measure, which will hike the speed limit on …