Vroom Vroom: Iowa House Passes Bill Raising Default Speed Limit To 60

Does this mean you can drive like a moron? No.

The legislative session is rolling on and Senate File 378 has gotten the green light.

The bill raises the default speed limit on two-way state highways (and anywhere a speed limit sign isn't posted) from 55 mph to 60 mph.

Knowing how some of you drive, you'd be going 80 anyway.

There was support on this, especially in rural parts of Iowa, but there was some opposition on the bill.

House Speaker Pat Grassley told CBS2 Iowa

I think we've heard from a lot of Iowans, and I think maybe even more so in rural Iowa, but from our constituents. As long as I've been around here there has always been that request of the legislature and I just think maybe it's the perfect storm at this point in time to see just that slight increase and allowing jurisdictions to go up to 60.

Meanwhile, there's concern that upping the default speed limit to 60 could raise the chances of crashes. State Rep. Austin Baeth (D, Des Moines) said:

By increasing the speed limit from 55 to 60 it's estimated that approximately six more Iowans per year will die in a car crash. This is a kid who won't make it to his graduation, it's a father who won't make it home to dinner, a sister who had her whole life ahead of her. So I just want to make sure that I'm adding that to the conversation as we're weighing on this that there are always consequences to legislation we pass here.

Or maybe just don't channel this dude:

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As for what's next for the bill: it passed the House 76-16 and now goes to the Senate for further consideration.