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Senate approves higher interstate speed limit, streamlines speeding fines and authorizes variable-speed trials
Summary
The North Dakota Senate approved House Bill 1298, which raises the speed limit on I-94 and I-29 from 75 to 80 mph, reduces the number of speeding fine schedules from eight to two with new fee formulas, removes a provision allowing cities to double fines, and authorizes electronic variable-speed sign trials at selected crash-prone sites.
The Senate voted 27-20 to pass House Bill 1298, a package that raises the speed limit on interstates I-94 and I-29 to 80 miles per hour, overhauls speeding-fee schedules and authorizes pilot variable-speed electronic signs on selected crash-prone highway segments.
Supporters said the bill simplifies fee schedules and creates stronger deterrents for high-speed violations while allowing the Department of Transportation and the North Dakota Highway Patrol to test variable speed zones at a small number of permanent electronic-sign sites. "It is the first time in several decades that the speeding fines are being increased in the 25 to 55 mile an hour speed limit zones," said Senator Rummel, a sponsor of the conference committee changes, describing new minimums and per-mile increases.
The bill replaces eight separate fine schedules with two: one for 25–65 mph zones with a $20 minimum and an increase of $3 per mile per hour over the limit, and one for…
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