By Keith Goble, Land Line state legislative editor
The speed differential between cars and trucks driving along portions of Montana’s fastest roadways could soon be the widest in the nation. State law now permits car drivers to travel 75 mph on rural stretches of interstate while truck drivers are limited to 65 mph. All vehicles can travel 65 mph along urban stretches of interstate.
The Senate voted 29-21 on Wednesday, April 22, to sign off on changes to a bill that would authorize the Montana Department of Transportation to raise the speed limit for cars to 80 mph on non-urban stretches of interstate. Trucks would be kept at their current speed limit after a provision was removed that authorized trucks to travel 70 mph.
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The speed differential between cars and trucks driving along portions of Montana’s fastest roadways could soon be the widest in the nation. State law now permits car drivers to travel 75 mph on rural stretches of interstate while truck drivers are limited to 65 mph. All vehicles can travel 65 mph along urban stretches of interstate.
The Senate voted 29-21 on Wednesday, April 22, to sign off on changes to a bill that would authorize the Montana Department of Transportation to raise the speed limit for cars to 80 mph on non-urban stretches of interstate. Trucks would be kept at their current speed limit after a provision was removed that authorized trucks to travel 70 mph.
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