Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drivers in the state of Texas can no longer assume they know the roads well enough to stick with the speeds they've always done, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 2023 Texas law allows TxDOT to adjust speed limits in real time on some stretches of roadway. (Laura Skelding/AP) Drivers across ...

If you've ever driven on a Texas highway, you've probably noticed most people aren't going the exact speed limit. Cars zip by in the fast lane, and before long, you might find yourself speeding up ...

An example of what variable speed limit signs look like above a highway in Washington. Courtesy of the Washington State Department of Transportation When icy conditions led to a 133-car pileup on ...

Texas highways are adding electronic signs that can temporarily lower speed limits in dangerous conditions. The change follows a 2023 law inspired by a deadly 133-car pileup during the 2021 winter ...

According to the Texas Department of Transportation, speeding played a role in almost 160,000 traffic crashes in Texas in 2024 and caused 1,467 fatalities. This accounted for 35% of all traffic ...

Rose Hammond pushed authorities for years to lower the 55 mph speed limit on a two-lane road that passes her assisted living community, a church, two schools and a busy park that hosts numerous youth ...

The city of San Antonio is preparing to reduce speed limits, on a trial basis, from 30 mph to 25 mph on specific city streets. Recently the council's Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted ...