North Dakota Pumps Speed Limit Up To 80 MPH

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It’s official: the top speed limit in the state of North Dakota is about to increase to 80 mph. That means the Midwest state is about to enter an elite club of what is currently nine states, soon to be ten, which have a top speed limit of 80 mph.

Govern Kelly Armstrong signed a bill that raises the speed limit into law on May 5, joining with neighboring states Montana and South Dakota with the 80 mph speed limit. In the meantime, Minnesota still has a 70 mph limit.
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North Dakota Pumps Speed Limit Up To 80 MPH

It’s official: the top speed limit in the state of North Dakota is about to increase to 80 mph. That means the Midwest state is about to enter an elite club of what is currently nine states, soon to be ten, which have a top speed limit of 80 mph. Stop/start technology for cars won’t be required...
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I'm not sure I would want this in Ohio. I feel as if some drivers would really struggle at this speed and would continue to go 65-70. That would make it more dangerous to me as you would have traffic from 65MPH to 85MPH in the same area without anyone getting a ticket. Maybe on some desolate highway were there is very little traffic but out Interstates in Ohio are mostly too busy, especially in the major metropolitan areas.
 
 
Definitely not for the crowded highways in Ohio. My other thought is that cars are so much better equipped and capable of higher speeds than decades ago, but I’m not sure the same applies to the driving population.
 
Never been To North Dakota, but my guess is the interstates are much, much less traveled and less cars. People drive 80 around here in traffic. I'd guess you'll see little to no difference in N. Dakota.
 
I've driven interstates in Arizona and Texas where the posted limits were 75 and 80.

Over 80 felt less than comfortable.

I concur that Ohio highways have way too much traffic for an 80 mph limit.

We once drove an interstate in Wyoming for 45 minutes before we saw a vehicle going the other way.
 
It's so dependent on conditions. I do over 80 regularly but that is when traffic isn't bad and it isn't rainy

Giving space is the most important thing
 
Being out in the middle of nowhere and (I assume) mostly flat and wide open roads, I can see 80 MPH being reasonable for a speed limit.

If I ever have to drive through N. Dakota, I would probably want to get through it as fast as possible. ;)
 
Yappi said:
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North Dakota Pumps Speed Limit Up To 80 MPH

It’s official: the top speed limit in the state of North Dakota is about to increase to 80 mph. That means the Midwest state is about to enter an elite club of what is currently nine states, soon to be ten, which have a top speed limit of 80 mph. Stop/start technology for cars won’t be required...
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I'm not sure I would want this in Ohio. I feel as if some drivers would really struggle at this speed and would continue to go 65-70. That would make it more dangerous to me as you would have traffic from 65MPH to 85MPH in the same area without anyone getting a ticket. Maybe on some desolate highway were there is very little traffic but out Interstates in Ohio are mostly too busy, especially in the major metropolitan areas.
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Just matching S. Dakota's speed limit. Be interesting to see what speed limits in the future will be when all cars are autonomous.
soccerdad72 said:
Being out in the middle of nowhere and (I assume) mostly flat and wide open roads, I can see 80 MPH being reasonable for a speed limit.

If I ever have to drive through N. Dakota, I would probably want to get through it as fast as possible. ;)
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Never been to N. Dakota but the Black Hills in S. Dakota are fantastic.
 
I remember in the mid 90’s when Montana had a speed limit of “reasonable and prudent”. It was nothing to average 90-95 leaving ND into MT on 94.
 
soccerdad72 said:
Being out in the middle of nowhere and (I assume) mostly flat and wide open roads, I can see 80 MPH being reasonable for a speed limit.

If I ever have to drive through N. Dakota, I would probably want to get through it as fast as possible. ;)
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I'd bet you'd find a few things to do.

Teddy Roosevelt for one is a terrific park. N Dakota is as good a place as any to see the No Touching Zone and an anomaly, a little bit that sticks up into Canada. Why see these? Why not?

em, yeah, the pretty is subtle. But the Teddy Roosevelt is definitely worth a stop.
 
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eastisbest said:
I'd bet you'd find a few things to do.

Teddy Roosevelt for one is a terrific park. N Dakota is as good a place as any to see the No Touching Zone and an anomaly, a little bit that sticks up into Canada. Why see these? Why not?

em, yeah, the pretty is subtle. But the Teddy Roosevelt is definitely worth a stop.
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TRNP is very scenic and a great place for wildlife viewing. We've been to some national wildlife refuges in North Dakota as well.
 
Yappi said:
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North Dakota Pumps Speed Limit Up To 80 MPH

It’s official: the top speed limit in the state of North Dakota is about to increase to 80 mph. That means the Midwest state is about to enter an elite club of what is currently nine states, soon to be ten, which have a top speed limit of 80 mph. Stop/start technology for cars won’t be required...
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I'm not sure I would want this in Ohio. I feel as if some drivers would really struggle at this speed and would continue to go 65-70. That would make it more dangerous to me as you would have traffic from 65MPH to 85MPH in the same area without anyone getting a ticket. Maybe on some desolate highway were there is very little traffic but out Interstates in Ohio are mostly too busy, especially in the major metropolitan areas.
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Used to live out that way a long time ago near Mobridge, SD. The closest town with any real necessities was Bismarck, ND (before Amazon) and it was a few hours away. There was rarely anyone on the road to Mandan and you could roll along at high speeds without even realizing it. The population is pretty sparse out that way. North Dakota is a huge state land mass wise and there are less than 800,000 people there. My guess is that most people won't hit 80 very often. I lived in the Black Hills until about 10 years ago and spent a lot of time in Wyoming and Montana as well back when they did the unlimited speed limit. For the most part, traffic stuck between 75-80 unless you came across a real sweetie trying to test out their new sports car. This won't be an issue out that way for most people, but would likely be devastating here.
 
Side note, back then you used to be able to get a drivers license out there at 14. Now you can still get a learners permit, but I think they raised the age for the full license.
 
underthelights said:
Used to live out that way a long time ago near Mobridge, SD. The closest town with any real necessities was Bismarck, ND (before Amazon) and it was a few hours away. There was rarely anyone on the road to Mandan and you could roll along at high speeds without even realizing it. The population is pretty sparse out that way. North Dakota is a huge state land mass wise and there are less than 800,000 people there. My guess is that most people won't hit 80 very often. I lived in the Black Hills until about 10 years ago and spent a lot of time in Wyoming and Montana as well back when they did the unlimited speed limit. For the most part, traffic stuck between 75-80 unless you came across a real sweetie trying to test out their new sports car. This won't be an issue out that way for most people, but would likely be devastating here.
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Is this AI? You seem more lucid.
 
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