The Senate on Wednesday hit the brakes on proposals to increase speed limits on Florida highways. Senators removed from a wide-ranging transportation bill (SB 462) a proposal that called for increasing the maximum speed on interstate highways and other “limited access” highways, such as Florida’s Turnpike, from 70 mph to 75 mph.
Also removed was a proposal to increase the speed limit on divided highways with four or more lanes outside of urban areas from 65 mph to 70 mph.
Another proposal would have allowed the Florida Department of Transportation to increase speed limits from 60 mph to 65 mph in areas deemed “safe and advisable.” Bill sponsor Nick DiCeglie, R-Indian Rocks Beach, did not explain reasons for removing the proposals. A House bill (HB 567), which is ready to go to the House floor, includes increased speed limits. In 2014, then-Gov. Rick Scott, who is now a U.S. senator, vetoed a similar measure about speed limits, pointing to concerns raised by law-enforcement officers.
–News Service of Florida
Eva Mowry says
Well thank God for that, wth were they thinking??
Deborah Coffey says
Unless you’d want to kill more people, why in the world would anyone even consider raising the speed limit on I-95? Besides that, aren’t car insurance rates in Florida high enough?
According to BankRate’s January 2025 data, Florida has the third-most expensive annual costs for minimum coverage in the U.S. and the most-expensive overall when it comes to the average cost for full coverage policies.
Jay Tomm says
Oh please! Raising the speed limit would have little impact on anything. Lowering the same result. It’s the fact FL is a tourism state & we get morons that can’t drive from all over the country. The worst I see are from Virginia & Texas.