10/8/03-A bill dealing with speed limits is dead.
Currently the speed limit on Indiana interstates is set at 65 mph for most vehicles and 60 mph for trucks. On other highways, the limit for all vehicles is 55 mph.
HB1915 would have allowed IDOT or local authorities to raise the limit on non-interstate rural highways to 65 mph. However, the bill did not provide for a split speed limit on those roads if the speed was raised. The provision splitting the speed limit on interstate highways would have remained part of state law.
The bill was in the House Committee on Roads and Transportation when lawmakers adjourned for the year in April.

3/7/03-A bill in the Indiana House would increase the speed limit on many of the state's highways while eliminating split speeds.
Currently, the speed limit on Indiana interstates is set at 65 mph for most vehicles and 60 mph for trucks. On other highways, the limit for all vehicles is 55 mph.
HB1915 would give the state Transportation Department or local authorities the option of raising the speed limit on non-interstate rural highways to 65 mph. The bill would eliminate the split speed designation on those roadways.
The provision splitting the speed limit on interstate highways would remain part of state law.
The bill is in the House Committee on Roads and Transportation. It is vital you contact the committee members and let them know the importance of uniform speeds to road safety.
House Committee on Roads and Transportation members to contact:

Rep. Scott Reske, Chair
Rep. Alan Chowning, Vice
Rep. John Aguilera
Rep. James Bottorff
Rep. Terry Goodin
Rep. Ronald Liggett
Rep. Philip Pflum
Rep. Dan Stevenson
Rep. Cleo Duncan, RMM
Rep. James Buck
Rep. Richard McClain
Rep. Thomas Saunders
Rep. Sue Scholer
Rep. Marlin Stutzman

For contact information, visit www.ai.org/cgi-bin/legislative/listing/listing.pl?data=alpha&chamber=House, or call OOIDA's membership department at 1-800-444-5791 and they'll look it up. For bill status, call (317) 232-9856.