What is the speed limit on the Beltway

[Anonymous]

I don’t think it is 55 because there are only two people who drive at that speed on the beltway. Everyone else is going 60-70 and some way faster than that. I almost never see police pull anyone over on beltway. If you got pulled over what was your speed?

[Anonymous]

Speed has nothing to do with good driving.

Give me a driver going 80mph but constantly checking their mirrors and with a good sense of their surroundings, over a person zoned out going 55 but only looking straight ahead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think it is 55 because there are only two people who drive at that speed on the beltway. Everyone else is going 60-70 and some way faster than that. I almost never see police pull anyone over on beltway. If you got pulled over what was your speed?

I thought most people went about 10 mph because it's always bumper to bumper when I'm on there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Speed has nothing to do with good driving.

Give me a driver going 80mph but constantly checking their mirrors and with a good sense of their surroundings, over a person zoned out going 55 but only looking straight ahead.

Wasn’t my question though mr Andretti

[Anonymous]

55 is the minimum speed, actually they won’t pull you over unless you are going under 45.

They also won’t pull you over unless you are over 75 unless you are acting like an asshat.

There are multiple lanes 45-60 right lane, 60-70, middle lane, pass on the left.

[Anonymous]

Doesn't the speed vary depending on location? Or is it 55 the whole way?

When conditions allow I drive between 65 and 70 if the speed limit is 55.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Doesn't the speed vary depending on location? Or is it 55 the whole way?

When conditions allow I drive between 65 and 70 if the speed limit is 55.

I believe 495 is 55 all the way around. It should be 60 though. 55 is ridiculously slow for a 4-lane highway.

[Anonymous]

A few weeks ago, there was a woman going 10mph on 495. I'm not exaggerating - she was literally going TEN MILES PER HOUR.

No hazards on, and there was an opportunity for her to pull over - she did not.

I don't have a fear of driving on the highway, but this was probably one of my scariest driving experiences - it is virtual impossible to switch lanes when you're stuck behind someone going 10mph (which means you are, too) and everyone next to you is going 70. You just can't accelerate that much to keep up with the momentum of cars in adjacent lanes.

[Anonymous]

There is one DCUM driver who always drives 55mph on there. Surely always in the right lane because they don’t want to break the law.

[Anonymous]

60 in the right lane, 75 in the middle lanes, unlimited in the left lane and you better not even THINK about driving in the left lane, because it's for other drivers who need to pass you at whatever speed you're going.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is one DCUM driver who always drives 55mph on there. Surely always in the right lane because they don’t want to break the law.

No, like OP said, there are 2! One in the right lane, the other in the middle lane. So people can pass them on the right hand side. Because lane speed discipline must surely have nothing to do with safety, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Speed has nothing to do with good driving.

Give me a driver going 80mph but constantly checking their mirrors and with a good sense of their surroundings, over a person zoned out going 55 but only looking straight ahead.

Haha. You do realize speed is a leading cause of accidents and the severity of property damage and injury/death in accidents, right? But you go ahead and continue to mentally justify your dangerous driving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Speed has nothing to do with good driving.

Give me a driver going 80mph but constantly checking their mirrors and with a good sense of their surroundings, over a person zoned out going 55 but only looking straight ahead.

Haha. You do realize speed is a leading cause of accidents and the severity of property damage and injury/death in accidents, right? But you go ahead and continue to mentally justify your dangerous driving.

It doesn't have NOTHING to do with it but PP is right. There are stretches of road in every state that 80 is safe on. You can be driving 80 and attentive and you're far safer than someone going the speed limit and out to lunch. NP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Speed has nothing to do with good driving.

Give me a driver going 80mph but constantly checking their mirrors and with a good sense of their surroundings, over a person zoned out going 55 but only looking straight ahead.

Haha. You do realize speed is a leading cause of accidents and the severity of property damage and injury/death in accidents, right? But you go ahead and continue to mentally justify your dangerous driving.

Distracted driver is the #1 cause, and you can be distracted going 55mph or 80mph. Hell as a pedestrian, most of the people who come to hard stops at stop signs are totally distracted and doing it for the routine. I'd rather have an aware roller, than someone who stops at stop signs just for the sake of stopping.

The best thing anyone can do, is be constantly aware of their surroundings at all times - not just when they "need" to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Speed has nothing to do with good driving.

Give me a driver going 80mph but constantly checking their mirrors and with a good sense of their surroundings, over a person zoned out going 55 but only looking straight ahead.

Haha. You do realize speed is a leading cause of accidents and the severity of property damage and injury/death in accidents, right? But you go ahead and continue to mentally justify your dangerous driving.

Distracted driver is the #1 cause, and you can be distracted going 55mph or 80mph. Hell as a pedestrian, most of the people who come to hard stops at stop signs are totally distracted and doing it for the routine. I'd rather have an aware roller, than someone who stops at stop signs just for the sake of stopping.

The best thing anyone can do, is be constantly aware of their surroundings at all times - not just when they "need" to.

Speed matters, drivers attention matters, and a bunch of other things like drivers skills, car capabilities, etc. Of these, the speed is the only objectively verifiable measure.