Dallas is dropping the speed limit on a majory highway into downtown after high-profile crashes and drivers hitting triple-digit speeds.
The city also lowers the speed limit along Loop 12 to 40 mph following a series of reports from NBC 5 InvestigatesStarting Thursday, drivers in North Texas will see new, lower speeds along Central Expressway near Downtown Dallas and on Loop 12 in Southern Dallas. The changes come after, the signs making the change enforceable were swapped out on Thursday. According to a city map, speeds were dropped from 70 mph to 65 mph along U.S. Highway 75 between Mockingbird Lane and downtown.
While road safety experts said a speed limit change alone may not change driver behavior, it will allow police to write more substantial tickets at a lower speed threshold. With a 65 mph speed limit, drivers could be arrested and their vehicles impounded for traveling above 95 mph. A new speed limit sign was installed on Central Expressway in Dallas on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, lowering the speed limit to 65 mph. The change comes after NBC 5 Investigates reported on the dangerous speeds driven on the expressway.the 70 mph speed limit was unusually high for a freeway running into the heart of a major U.S. city. TxDOT increased the limit from 65 mph to 70 mph nine years ago, saying the higher speeds would help alleviate congestion.
Central Expressway also received national attention for high speeds in March after a crash involving Kansas City Chief’s wide receiver Rashee Rice. Police said Rice was driving a Lamborghini at 119 mph in the seconds before a crash that injured at least four people.
The 40 mph zone continues east from the intersection of Loop 12/Great Trinity Forest Way and Bonnie View Road/Sunnvyale Street to Wadsworth Drive.A new speed limit sign is installed on Loop 12 in Dallas on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, lowering the speed limit to 40 mph. The change comes after a series of reports by NBC 5 Investigates on the dangerous speeds driven on the roadway.
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