Monthly Archive for May, 2002

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Driving over 55 safe

From HoustonChronicle.com:

In a letter to Harris County Attorney Michael Stafford, District Attorney Chuck Rosenthall said “it will be difficult to prosecute” violators of the 55-mph speed limit who demand jury trials, because drivers could argue that exceeding the posted speed wasn’t unsafe.

“I believe that it would be difficult to convince a jury that speed in excess of 55 is unreasonable, given the historical fact a speed of 70 was considered by the Texas Transportation Commission to be reasonable and prudent a few short weeks ago,” Rosenthall wrote.