... 70mph - Route 93 -1/1/14

[Happy Gourmand]

Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

The interstate highway was designed for 75 mph travel.Methinks people forgot when that was the speed limit way back when.The cars certainly have become safer in that time.The reduction in speeds was not imposed because of safety but for fuel safings during the gas crisis of the late 70's-early 80's.

Correct, but this all before the invention of the cell phone and texting, but that a whole other story...