The Iowa State Patrol says far too many motorists are putting the pedal too close to the metal, and excessive speeding remains a major concern on Iowa’s roads. State Trooper Kevin Krull says the patrol has been pulling over drivers going well over the speed limit, even as fast as 150 miles an hour. Krull says those speeds could easily be deadly to the person behind the wheel and to others on the road, and the number of people being stopped for speeding is still very high.
Krull says enforcing the speed limit is always a high priority for the state patrol and the number of citations being issued is still far beyond what it was just a few years ago.
Speed limits have increased in recent months on many Iowa highways from 55 to 60 miles an hour, and Krull says it’s unfortunate that more people are still exceeding those higher speed limits.
