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Senate Sets Urban Speed Limit At 60 MPH

February 13, 1996
By: Brian Higgins
State Capital Bureau

You may be able to drive faster in urban areas under an amendment passed by the Senate. Brian Higgins has more from Jefferson City.

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The Senate reached a compromise over an amendment to the speed limit bill. The amendment increases the speed limit in urban areas to 60 miles per hour.

The bill's sponsor, Senator Danny Staples, wanted the speed limit to be 55 miles per hour but Republican leader Franc Flotron wanted a 65 mile per hour limit.

Staples was opposed to any increase in the speed limit, but said he was will to compromise.

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Although the amendment was passed by a 2 to 1 margin, there is opposition to the speed limit bill.

Further debate is expected soon in the Senate.

Reporting from the Capitol, I'm Brian Higgins.