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2/25/05-A bill that would have ended a lower speed limit for trucks on some highways and raised the limit for all vehicles on other roads has been pulled from consideration.
The state already has the legal ability to raise the limit on some highways – principally the state’s interstates – to 75 mph. SB1133 would have allowed the state’s Transportation Board to extend that to state highways as well.
In addition to the state highway limit, the measure would have also addressed another speed related issue in the state. Currently, Idaho’s code also contains a maximum speed limit of 65 mph on interstate highways for vehicles with five or more axles operating at a gross weight of more than 26,000 pounds; an early amendment to the bill would have removed that restriction.
While the purpose of the bill was to allow the state’s Transportation Department to potentially raise limits, a late amendment removed the agency’s ability to raise speeds on state highways– effectively gutting the measure.
The state already has the legal ability to raise the limit on some highways – principally the state’s interstates – to 75 mph. SB1133 would have allowed the state’s Transportation Board to extend that to state highways as well.
In addition to the state highway limit, the measure would have also addressed another speed related issue in the state. Currently, Idaho’s code also contains a maximum speed limit of 65 mph on interstate highways for vehicles with five or more axles operating at a gross weight of more than 26,000 pounds; an early amendment to the bill would have removed that restriction.
While the purpose of the bill was to allow the state’s Transportation Department to potentially raise limits, a late amendment removed the agency’s ability to raise speeds on state highways– effectively gutting the measure.