# Bill aims to raise NYS maximum speed limit to 75 mph **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [October 25, 2013, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-aims-to-raise-nys-maximum-speed-limit-to-75-mph/233496 "2013-10-25T10:47:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![superfan99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@superfan99](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/superfan99)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-aims-to-raise-nys-maximum-speed-limit-to-75-mph/233496/1 "2013-10-25T10:47:55Z")
New York State would join the fast lane with many of the wide-open Western states if a Bronx lawmaker has his way and the state’s speed limit on highways is raised from 65 mph to 75 mph.[http://blogs.buffalonews.com/politics\_now/2013/10/bill-aims-to-raise-nys-maximum-speed-limit-to-75-mph-.html](http://blogs.buffalonews.com/politics_now/2013/10/bill-aims-to-raise-nys-maximum-speed-limit-to-75-mph-.html) ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-aims-to-raise-nys-maximum-speed-limit-to-75-mph/233496/2 "2013-10-25T11:05:06Z")
That would be nice, then I could drive 85 without having to worry ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 11:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-aims-to-raise-nys-maximum-speed-limit-to-75-mph/233496/3 "2013-10-25T11:08:27Z")
That is just what we need. People driving faster while texting. Also, how many 65MPH highways exist in the Bronx? I think this would be the equivalent of a WNY lawmaker making decisions about NYC policies. ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-aims-to-raise-nys-maximum-speed-limit-to-75-mph/233496/4 "2013-10-25T11:20:38Z")
They’re just trying to make it easier for SUV’s to escape rogue biker gangs. Bill approved. ---
**Author:** ![superfan99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@superfan99](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/superfan99)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-aims-to-raise-nys-maximum-speed-limit-to-75-mph/233496/5 "2013-10-25T11:47:31Z")
> [@ubengineering](#): > > That would be nice, then I could drive 85 without having to worry They’d probably go 0 tolerance, for a while. I remember a bunch of people getting ticketed for less than 10 over when it went up to 65. > [@boxxa](#): > > That is just what we need. People driving faster while texting. Also, how many 65MPH highways exist in the Bronx? I think this would be the equivalent of a WNY lawmaker making decisions about NYC policies. There are 2 interstates in his district (95 and 278), though I don’t know what the speed limits are on that stretch. He’s a freshman, so he’s probably just annoyed by the drive to Albany from the Bronx. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-aims-to-raise-nys-maximum-speed-limit-to-75-mph/233496/6 "2013-10-25T11:50:01Z")
it’ll never happen… 70 MAYBE… :lol: hell, your state tries to limit your caloric intake, its ridic. ---
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-aims-to-raise-nys-maximum-speed-limit-to-75-mph/233496/7 "2013-10-25T11:50:27Z")
We just upped a lot of Hwy 15 here in UT to 80mph limit in the desert areas. The rest is either 65 (in the metro areas), or 75mph. ---
**Author:** ![02NismoSpecV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/74df32/32.png) [@02NismoSpecV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/02NismoSpecV)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-aims-to-raise-nys-maximum-speed-limit-to-75-mph/233496/8 "2013-10-25T11:52:30Z")
the 90 past depew exit 49 towards Syracuse should be 75. theres an exit every what, 30 miles for the most part. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-aims-to-raise-nys-maximum-speed-limit-to-75-mph/233496/9 "2013-10-25T11:52:42Z")
> [@superfan99](#): > > There are 2 interstates in his district (95 and 278), though I don’t know what the speed limits are on that stretch. He’s a freshman, so he’s probably just annoyed by the drive to Albany from the Bronx. I would be shocked if the 95 is more than 55. That is a lot of exits and lanes and volume to prevent that being 65 I would think. The 278 is a state aux road and isn’t a controlled access highway is it so it wouldn’t be 65. ---
**Author:** ![superfan99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@superfan99](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/superfan99)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-aims-to-raise-nys-maximum-speed-limit-to-75-mph/233496/10 "2013-10-25T11:52:47Z")
> [@Willybeen](#): > > it’ll never happen… 70 MAYBE… :lol: > > hell, your state tries to limit your caloric intake, its ridic. That was NYC, not NYS. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-aims-to-raise-nys-maximum-speed-limit-to-75-mph/233496/11 "2013-10-25T11:52:55Z")
It would be great if this happens but I seriously doubt it will. This is nanny state NY, you can’t be trusted to handle those kinds of speeds. Just a couple years ago they were talking about going back to 55 to save gas. ---
**Author:** ![fairgentleman\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fairgentleman_z/32/7263_2.png) [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-aims-to-raise-nys-maximum-speed-limit-to-75-mph/233496/12 "2013-10-25T11:56:29Z")
> [@boxxa](#): > > Also, how many 65MPH highways exist in the Bronx? I think this would be the equivalent of a WNY lawmaker making decisions about NYC policies. Looks like: 2 interstates 95 and 87. 5 expressways 278, 678, 295, 695, and 895. 5 Parkways (Henery Hudson, Saw Mill River, Mosholu, Bronx River, Hutchinson River) that fit the definition from the article: > and permit 65 mph “for all or part of highways that are designated by the department, have at least four lanes of traffic and have a separation between the roadways moving in opposite directions.’’ My assumption is the Bronx would see more 55 change to 65, than 65 change to 75. ---
**Author:** ![Gl1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gl1/32/5471_2.png) [@Gl1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gl1)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-aims-to-raise-nys-maximum-speed-limit-to-75-mph/233496/13 "2013-10-25T12:00:15Z")
it should be 100 ---
**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-aims-to-raise-nys-maximum-speed-limit-to-75-mph/233496/14 "2013-10-26T06:44:45Z")
I was really hoping this was for I90 that 65 speed limit is way too low ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-aims-to-raise-nys-maximum-speed-limit-to-75-mph/233496/15 "2013-10-26T07:58:29Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > It would be great if this happens but I seriously doubt it will. This is nanny state NY, you can’t be trusted to handle those kinds of speeds. Just a couple years ago they were talking about going back to 55 to save gas. THANKS HILLARY! ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-aims-to-raise-nys-maximum-speed-limit-to-75-mph/233496/16 "2013-10-26T09:05:39Z")
> [@02NismoSpecV](#): > > the 90 past depew exit 49 towards Syracuse should be 75. theres an exit every what, 30 miles for the most part. More like every 15 but I completely agree, would make my commute to LeRoy much nicer. ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-aims-to-raise-nys-maximum-speed-limit-to-75-mph/233496/17 "2013-10-26T12:10:30Z")
We have 75 and 80mph limits near my house in Cedar Park. Honestly I couldn’t see it working in Buffalo due to the bad weather it just isn’t safe in the winter to go that fast. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-aims-to-raise-nys-maximum-speed-limit-to-75-mph/233496/18 "2013-10-26T12:14:51Z")
If it’s not safe to do 75 on the Thruway due to weather it’s not safe to do 65 either. You can still get a ticket for driving too fast for the conditions doing under the speed limit. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-aims-to-raise-nys-maximum-speed-limit-to-75-mph/233496/19 "2013-10-26T12:26:35Z")
> [@JustinH](#): > > We have 75 and 80mph limits near my house in Cedar Park. > > Honestly I couldn’t see it working in Buffalo due to the bad weather it just isn’t safe in the winter to go that fast. You live in Texas now… Have you seen the wrecks people get in when it rains? :lol: ---
**Author:** ![Saxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Saxon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Saxon)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 4:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-aims-to-raise-nys-maximum-speed-limit-to-75-mph/233496/20 "2013-10-26T16:12:14Z")
lets raise the speed limit and then require even better mpg from cars… [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-aims-to-raise-nys-maximum-speed-limit-to-75-mph/233496.md?page=2)