Speed Limit Could Hit 75
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Channel: WLOS News 13 · 2013 · News & Politics
Drivers may soon be going faster on one local highway.A bill to increase North Carolina's top speed limit from 70 to 75 is a step closer to becoming a law, after advancing to the state House.Legislators say the law would only effect straight, rural stretches of Interstate 40, which could include a chunk of the highway that cuts through McDowell County.It's currently the only stretch in Western North Carolina with a speed limit of 70.If they increase than of course people are gonna push it and say 'Well if the speed limit's 75, then maybe I can run 80 and not get stopped, said Highway Patrol Sergeant Kevin Owens, who patrols I-40 in McDowell County.Highway Patrol says the speed limit change would likely not have much impact on the number of accidents, but rather increase the severity of accidents along the roadway.By Ashlea SurlesFollow Ashlea on Twitter @AshleaSurles _______________ Follow WLOS on social media: WLOS ABC 13 News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/News13/ WLOS ABC 13 News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WLOS_13 WLOS ABC 13 News on Instagram: https://instagram.com/wlos_13 Subscribe to WLOS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ABC13Channel/?sub_confirmation=1 Listen to AnchorMOMS, the Podcast: https://wlos.com/news/anchormoms/anchormoms-the-podcast Watch more top local news stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk8Ge6UXHJs&list=PLkVbaoT-aYbIvnEpR0Ct5QQQqYaORUSUH For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.wlos.com Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://wlos.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 828.684.1340 WLOS ABC 13 News serves the Asheville, NC area and the rest of western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. We keep our audience informed through local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of community events, sports and entertainment programming since 1954.
