State policymakers are continuing to consider whether it’s safe to increase interstate speed limits from 65 mph to 70 mph.
Over the past year, the Pennsylvania Turnpike and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation have been studying limits of 70 mph on a 97-mile stretch of the turnpike, an 88-mile portion of Interstate 80 in the center of the state and 16 miles of Interstate 380 in the northeast.
In these pilot areas, a Penn State study found no significant overall increases in speed for cars or trucks, and that the percentage of vehicles going faster than the posted limit deceased by about a third.
State officials say it may be another year before they have enough information to make the speed limit decision.
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