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Sep 30, 2007

Speed Limits * USA - Wyoming to test variable

The state of Wyoming is hoping to introduce a first-of-its-kind speed limit system on its interstates

WYO,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Reed Black -September 28, 2007: -- ... It’s called a “variable speed limit,” with the speed limit changing in response to weather and road conditions... Wyoming currently has a uniform speed limit for trucks and cars – and that won’t change... But in heavy rain or snow, digital speed limit signs will slow all traffic down, and speed it back up when conditions permit... Wyoming Department of Transportation Spokesman Vince Garcia told there will be a pilot program this winter on a six-mile stretch of Interstate 80 between Rawlins and Laramie... If the program goes well, Garcia said state officials hope to gradually introduce the variable speed limit statewide... (Photo from mostlyanecdotal.org: Road to Evanston Wyoming)
* Wyoming DOT looking for road condition reporters
WYO,USA -Land Line Magazine -September 28, 2007: -- The state Department of Transportation in Wyoming is seeking volunteers to call in real-time road reports... After a pilot program last winter, DOT officials say regular motorists who volunteered to call in reports did a good job of reporting road conditions... Now the program is going state-wide...

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