Autobahns to be limited, Texas to make 55 into 85

Everything is bigger in Texas and if legislators have their way that will apply to the speed limit too.  America's fastest speed limit is in Texas currently at 80mph but deep in the heart of Texas those good old boys are looking at increasing the speed limit on state roads to 85mph.  The infamous "double nickle" 55 limit of the 1970s is dead and burried.  This comes as road deaths have been sitting at a historical low and cynics may point out that automobile fuel consumption is at a all time high. Texas is an oil state, so...

Either way the Germans are in contrast debating introducing speed limits on the free range of the autobahn for a whole bunch of reasons related to safety, congestion and environmental pressure groups.