Assembly committee votes to increase maximum speed limit to 70 m.p.h.

Assembly committee votes to increase maximum speed limit to 70 m.p.h.

Assembly committee votes to increase maximum speed limit to 70 m.p.h.

MADISON (WITI) -- The Assembly Committee on Transportation voted on Tuesday, March 3rd in favor of increasing the maximum speed limit to 70 miles per hour. The committee vote was 12-1 in favor of the 70 mph limit.

The committee rejected an amendment that would have allowed the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to establish a 65 mph limit for commercial vehicles.

Traffic safety engineers say the safest place to set the speed limit is the point at which 85% of the people are driving at or below.  The current 85% percentile speed hour on numerous highway segments throughout the state is over 70 miles per.

The bill will head to the Assembly floor later this month.

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