Hello 75, so long 55

摘要

Trooper Mark Deterding of the Kansas Highway Patrol laconically describes his domain in central Kansas, a 60-mile stretch of I-70 from WaKeeney (pop. 2,132) to Russell (pop. 4,783), as "real flat, basically." Deterding understands that on a road where the horizon never seems to get any closer, obeying the federally mandated 65-mph speed limit is difficult. So in good weather, he gives drivers a 10-mph cushion. With Kansas likely to raise the speed limit to 75 next year, you might think the trooper would plan to let drivers ratchet up to 85 mph. You'd be wrong.