Montana Lawmakers Want Possible 85 MPH Speed Limit on INters

I think you are the first person that I know of that actually needs a Ferrari, and MontanaBaun as well.  It would be ugly hitting an animal at that speed. Here in VA. deer graze next to the hwy in herds. Being an ex California boy it makes me a bit nervous. 

That would help tremendously having the ability to see an animal for miles before getting to it. Here in VA. the trees are so dense a deer could jump out and you might get .25 seconds to alter direction and/or slam on the brakes. In which case it wouldn't matter.

As far as the software limitation I wonder how many thousands it would cost to have it removed for that extra 5 mph. Makes me think of those guys that hacked the software in a new Toyota and take control of it. 

Well the damage wouldn't change before you got to where you were going. lol Hopefully you would notice it overheating if the radiator went wonky. I hate it when those deer have been drinking all night, they just refuse to pay attention when crossing hwy's.

I have to agree entirely with this. Montana is a state that just isn't like the other 49, and the Dakotas probably do come the closest. Wyoming is similar..but it sure isn't Montana! 

My wife was born and raised in Bozeman and I lived there for a period of time with her...as well as getting across Montana any chance I could invent for loads with the truck. I love that state. I wouldn't live there full time for the winters...(I lost a bet to my wife about it snowing on the 4th of July... -sigh-..I said no way! ...and it snowed) but its a special kind of place.

I also see no problem with 85 Mph. The unlimited speed would have worked fine too if not for two major problems.... Out of state morons who had NO skill to drive the speeds they thought they 'had a right to'....and that never ends well. Don't drive faster than your ability to control it...people live longer by following that advice. Second was the trucks..and it'll be interesting to see how they handle that. Unlimited car speeds vs. Trucks still set to 65 Mph or whatever it is up there now...was flat out insane. The speed differential can and DID cause some real dangerous situations I saw when I was up there during that period. 

In general tho? Heck... You can drive from the Idaho border to Butte and see fewer cars on the interstate between than you'd see across just a few miles of freeway in any major US city. Its a whole different approach to life and ways of living it up there.