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Md. lawmaker wants to up speed limits on Capital Beltway, I-270

January 19th, 2018 by WCBC Radio

Variable speed limits between the Capital Beltway and Interstate 70 in Western Maryland are enough of an issue for drivers that one Maryland lawmaker wants to boost the speed limits on the Beltway and Interstate 270 to 70 mph.

 

Moving from one interstate to another means the speeds you were safely and legally driving at one point can get you a ticket just a couple of miles later, as limits range from 55 miles per hour on Interstate 495 and I-270 to 70 miles per hour on I-70.

 

Democratic State Sen. Joanne Benson of Prince George’s County said it’s simply time to raise the speed limits.

 

According to Benson, slowing down to avoid a potential ticket can have an even more dangerous consequence, since people so rarely obey posted speed limits on the Beltway.

Benson spoke for a few minutes Thursday about her bill in front of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, offering her introduction of legislation she said will ease congestion and reduce the number of speeding tickets doled out.

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