In 1998 many stretches of NJ roads had the speed limit raised to 65 mph. Today, a recently poll shows about half of NJ drivers admit to either driving over the 65 mph speed limit all the time or at least often. Assemblyman Declan O'Scanlon says that's okay, because NJ highways were designed for those higher speeds. During the energy crisis decades ago the feds instituted their national policy of states limiting speeds to 55 mph, far below what these roads were resigned for.

Declan is not wrong about this. The question becomes how much more will people push that envelope if we raise the speed limit again? If you're doing 73 now, will you still do that if the speed limit is 70? What if it goes to 75? Will the person now pushing 76 decide to do 86?

The 85th percentile rule comes into play here; setting speed limits at or below where 85% of drivers will drive naturally to the point they still feel safe. I've been back and forth on this in my life, questioning whether most of us truly drive to the point we feel safe, or to the point we feel we won't be pulled over.

You can read much more about the possibility of New Jersey speed limits being increased here. Also take our poll below to give us an idea of popular this idea is.

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