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Oregon doesn't have the manpower to enforce a 55-mph speed limit strictly. Speed limits here are 55 in urban/suburban areas and 65 on the open highway, yet they are largely unenforced because OSP is more concerned with catching reckless drivers (those driving in excess of 20 mph above the posted speed limit and those changing lanes recklessly). I don't disagree with their policy. If reducing the speed limit came with an increase in funding for state patrol, I see no problem with it; if it does not, I don't see how it can work in a state with little enforcement as is.
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