Texas Speed Limit Laws
Among other things, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has many responsibilities including such things as collecting data on all things transportation related. One topic that they track is speed limit information for each state in the country.
Let us consider Texas speed limit laws and consequences of their violation in this blog.
According to the latest Texas statutes the following speed limits are enforced across the state:
*80 mph in daytime on part of Interstate Highway 10 or Interstate Highway 20 in Crockett, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kerr, Kimble, Pecos, Reeves, Sutton, or Ward Counties
*75 mph during the daytime in counties with a population density of less than 15 persons per square mile
*70 mph during the daytime on "numbered" highways and farm/ranch-to-market roads outside an urban district
*65 mph during the nighttime on "numbered" highways and farm/ranch-to-market roads outside an urban district
*60 mph during the daytime on highways that are not "numbered" and that are outside of an urban district
*55 mph during the nighttime on highways that are not "numbered" and that are outside of an urban district
*30 mph in an urban district; 15 mph in an alley
*15 mph on a beach or 15 mph on a road adjacent to a public beach
It is important to take note of the speed limit expectations on the various roadways in Texas and across the country. Pay attention to posted speed limits and also your vehicles speed. Excess speed plays a role in a large number of personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits.
When you cross state lines take the time to familiarize yourself with each state's driving laws - it could save you a lot of trouble later in life.
