Motoring News - 65 MPH speed limit results in CA (no Audi content)

[steveb@falcon.kla.com (Steven Buchholz)]

I also heard that CalTrans has studied the average speeds of motorists 
on the freeways now that the highway speed limits have been increased 
to 65 or 70 MPH.  Interestingly enough they found the concerns of those
stating that traffic speeds would increase commensurately totally unfoun-
ded ... the average speed stayed about the same as before (within a couple
of MPH).  This result was of absolutely no surprise to me, I saw the change
in limits as a way for me to continue with my driving habits without having 
to scan the onramps and mirrors for the revenuers.  It would have been good
if I could have monitored my own average speed before and after ... I now
notice on occasion that I am going a couple MPH lower than the limit and 
have to speed up!  

Steve Buchholz
s_buchho@kla.com
San Jose, CA (USA)