There’s a move on in the state legislature to increase the speed limit to 70 miles per hour on some highways in Wisconsin. State Representative Garey Bies, a former Door County Deputy, says the speed limit is fast enough already…[audio:http://wdor.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/N1261.mp3|titles=State Representative Garey Bies]
Bies says he will oppose any move within his own party to increase the speed limit…[audio:http://wdor.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/N1262.mp3|titles=State Representative Garey Bies]
While the governor in Illinois signed a similar bill into law there, law enforcement & transportation officials opposed the measure are saying the increased speed would only translate into more traffic accidents.
