Chambers proposes higher limit
By John Fulwider
Senior Reporter
State Sen. Ernie Chambers of
Omaha says 75 mph is not too fast for
Nebraska interstates.
Nebraska’s roads are so straight
and long, he said, that “if you squint
your eyes you can see the curvature of
the earth.
“Seventy-five is not going to cre
ate a hazard at all.”
Chambers said he planned to in
troduce a bill in the Nebraska
Legislature’s second session that
would raise the speed limit on rural
interstates from 65 mph to 75 mph.
The minimum speed would go from
40 mph to 50 mph.
“Rural interstate” is a misleading
term, he said. Basically, he said, ev
erywhere the speed limit now is 65
mph, it would increase to 75 mph.
States can now raise their speed
limits if they choose. President Bill
Clinton signed a bill Tuesday that
ended the federal 55 mph speed limit.
The federally imposed limit had been
in place since 1974.
To decrease controversy, Cham
bers said, his bill raises only rural
interstate speed limits. He said he
wouldn’t allow anyone to attach
amendments to his bill dealing with
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“I’m not interested in race car driving. I just want
people to drive at reasonable rates of speed based
on what the roads are designed to allow. ”
ERNIE CHAMBERS
State Senator
motorcycle helmet or seat belt laws.
He said he would listen to argu
ments about raising the speed limit
on interstates near cities. That limit is
now 55 mph.
One issue Chambers hasn’t de
cided on, he said, is whether to allow
trucks to travel at 75 mph.
“I haven’t made up my mind on
the issue,” he said.
Chambers said he had heard other
senators predicting a lot of debate on
the issue. But Chambers said he
thought there would not be extended
debate and that a speed limit increase
would pass.
Chambers said he thought Gov.
Ben Nelson also might introduce a
bill to raise the speed limit, but only to
70 mph.
Dara Troutman, Nelson’s press
aide, said Nelson was pleased that
Washington gave the states authority
to set their own speed limits. But
Nelson will let the Legislature decide
what that limit should be. He does not
plan to introduce legislation of his
own, Troutman said.
“The governor has not stated what
he thinks the speed limit should be,”
she said.
Chambers said he wants the limit
raised because people who travel on
the interstate want it raised, and be
cause the roads can handle it.
“I’m not interested in race car
driving,” he said.
“I just want people to drive at
reasonable rates of speed based on
what the roads are designed to al
low.”
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