Speed Limits Now Dropping In Portions Of The DFW Metroplex

For some drivers in the Dallas, TX area, speeding tickets are about to become more expensive as legal limits are about to go down in some areas. Thanks to new findings the changes could be coming soon.

Speed Study in DFW

The Texas Department of Transportation conducted a speed study recently on U.S. 75. In that study, they found that drivers will regularly exceed 100 miles per hour on that highway. That report says speeding has lead to 18 deaths and 78 serious injuries over the last five years (mysanantonio.com).

Because of that study, a portion of U.S. 75 from Mockingbird Lane to Woodall Rogers Freeway will have a posted speed limit of 65 instead of the current 70 mph posted speed limit. Not a big difference, sure, but it will cause a penalty increase for a speeding ticket in that area. Several other streets will also see speed limit changes:

Bonnie View Road/Sunnyvale Street to Wadsworth Drive reduced to 40 mph
Pemberton Hill Road to C.F. Hawn Freeway reduced to 40 mph
Ledbetter Drive to Bonnie View Road/Sunnyvale Street reduced to 40 mph
Edgelake Drive to U.S. 175 reduced to 40 mph
Wadsworth Drive to Pemberton Hill Road reduced to 45 mph

The next time you're in Dallas, pay attention to those posted speed limits. If you speed and are caught, your ticket will go up.

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