5 Washington Roads That Should Have Higher Speed Limits

The weather is nice, and it’s time to hit the road and find some adventures. But while I was out on some of my adventures, a thought popped into my head. ‘I’m pretty sure I could go faster on this road!’ Especially on these 5 particular stretches of asphalt throughout Washington. Check out hopeful speedways below.

My Time Driving Around Washington

If you’ve read any of my other driving-centric articles, then you may already know that I worked as a medical courier for 13 years, and in those years, I’ve traveled all around the Evergreen State.

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From Tri-Cities to Auburn, Spokane, all the way down into Oregon. And many spots in between.

Obeying The Rules Of The Washington Roads

I was a good boy; I obeyed the speed limit, especially since I was in a company car, and my job stability weighed heavily on keeping a clean driving record.

But there were many, many times when I’d be traveling on the freeway between cities and towns, with the windows down, and the wind whipping through my hair…. On my chin (I’m bald), I realized that we should be allowed to drive MUCH faster.

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Not breaking any speed records, and not an increase that would cause a lot of risk, but just bumping up the speed limit to 80 mph. I don’t think it would be that big a stretch, but it’d speed up our trips to adventures! Check out these picks, where the speed limit should be raised.

Which roads do you think the speed limit should be increased on, and how fast should it be? Tap the App and let us know. I’ll take a drive and see if I agree.