Interstate - SquareOffs

Should speed limits on Missouri's rural divided highways be increased?

Asked by ABC 17 News

362 Votes

Should speed limits on Missouri's rural divided highways be increased?

38%

Yes Yes

62%

No No

38%

Yes

1 Comment

Harry D

Most people already drive 75 MPH, at least. Trust the people.

62%

No

2 Comments

Bob Reynolds

A lot of people drive faster than the posted speed limit - 75 to 80 instead of 70. Increasing the speed limit will just push the actual travel rates higher - 80 to 85 instead of 75. With all of the heavy trucks on the road (some that drive slow), higher speeds are just dangerous.

Shelley Vansell

Drivers are already driving 5 to 10 miles over the current limits so if it's increased I'm pretty sure they'll exceed the new limits.

Are improvements to Interstate 70 worth the traffic headaches?

Asked by ABC 17 News

336 Votes

Are improvements to Interstate 70 worth the traffic headaches?

80%

Yes Yes

20%

No No

80%

Yes

1 Comment

Steve Baumann

These improvements are long overdue. People need to be patient and use alternative routes. I am stunned at how fast the construction is going. Impressive!

Bill Douglas

People need to be writing their state congressmen and complaining about these UM engineering computer graduates who take their laptops and hang out in left-wing coffee shops doing who knows what. That’s the real problem.

Bill Douglas

The people who come up with these “design ideas” are the same UM engineering school graduates who make obscene amount of money timing stoplights; people who are just a bunch of socially-awkward computer nerds who deserve to be thrown in mental wards instead of being allowed to go around freely.

20%

No

2 Comments

Bill Douglas

I refuse to give credit to UM Engineering school engineers who work on this stuff.

Do you feel like Interstate 70 in Columbia is dangerous?

Asked by ABC 17 News

1,004 Votes

Do you feel like Interstate 70 in Columbia is dangerous?

88%

Yes Yes

12%

No No

88%

Yes

7 Comments

Chuck Hamm

the barrier wall in the median is obviously not high enough... traffic speed is much higher than the posted speed limit

Baldy’s Planted Aquarium

Police allow speeds up to 75 mph way too much traffic for that. Need speed and lane restrictions for trucks. And I’m a truck driver saying that

Belinda Kitchen

Because no one obeys the speed limit we was traveling I-70 yesterday morning and speed says 60 and if you go 60 you will get hit so people was going 70 - 80 through the stretch that says 60 . Tractor trailers like to cut people off like they did us yesterday. They think they rule the road .

Jenn Pruett

That stretch from stadium too Clark lane exit is very dangerous and deadly. People go too fast, and don't let people on. There is no room to just drive!

This Guy

Too many dumb drivers that have no clue whose turn it is to go mixed with college kids that just got here for school and semi trucks that are just passing through. Add all of those together and what do you get? Decent amount of wrecks that's what.