Source: Robert 1xbet sports betting , 785-532-1595, drbobb@k-state.edu
News release prepared by: Tyler Sharp, 785-532-2535, media@k-state.edu

Thursday, June 30, 2011

DRIVE 75: NEW 1xbet sports betting UNLIKELY TO CHANGE MUCH ON KANSAS FREEWAYS, EXPERT SAYS

MANHATTAN -- Drivers in Kansas will experience few differences when the state's 1xbet sports betting increase July 1, according to a Kansas State University transportation expert.

Bobb 1xbet sports betting , director of the University Transportation Center and professor of civil engineering, believes travel on the 807 miles of Interstates and freeways in the state that will allow speeds of 75 mph will be relatively unchanged.

&1xbet sports betting ;I don't think you will see much of a difference,&1xbet sports betting ; Stokes said. &1xbet sports betting ;A 5-mph increase is really not a major increase.&1xbet sports betting ;

If experiences in neighboring states are any indication, the higher speed limit should not pose a significant safety problem, Stokes said. Several states, including Oklahoma, Colorado and Texas, have 1xbet sports betting higher than 70 mph. Also, highway fatalities are at their lowest rates nationwide in 60 years. Stokes credits this to increased seat belt usage, movements to discourage distracted driving, better transportation and traffic engineering, and safer automobiles. He also said the freeway-type facilities of each stretch of road designed for increased 1xbet sports betting are designed to safely handle the higher speeds.

&1xbet sports betting ;All highways that have been designated for this change can handle it,&1xbet sports betting ; Stokes said. &1xbet sports betting ;They are all very flat highways in terms of vertical and horizontal alignment; there are no at-grade intersections.&1xbet sports betting ;

The highways follow a design control called design speed, Stokes said. Design speed differs from 1xbet sports betting in that a nominal design speed allows for safe negotiation of the roadway at that design speed. Flatter curves and longer sight distances characterize highways with higher design speeds. That means it won't be 75 mph on Interstate 70 throughout the state. For example, certain sections of the Interstate in downtown Topeka were not designed to accommodate Interstate design speeds, so the 1xbet sports betting along these sections will remain unchanged.

&1xbet sports betting ;These sections violate what drivers are used to and come to expect,&1xbet sports betting ; Stokes said. &1xbet sports betting ;I suspect this was one of the reasons they probably didn't raise the speed limits there.&1xbet sports betting ;

That means drivers on the various roadways, particularly Interstate 70 through Topeka, must adjust to the nonuniform speeds. Interstate 70 will have a 1xbet sports betting limit of 75 mph from the Colorado border to immediately west of Topeka. Stokes said this runs counter to a guiding principle of highway design: driver expectancy.

&1xbet sports betting ;Drivers expect consistency and uniformity in the design features of the roadway as well as the regulations,&1xbet sports betting ; he said. &1xbet sports betting ;By having some short sections of I-70 that are 70 mph instead of 75 mph, some people may assume that the 75 mph speed limit applies to all Interstate highways.&1xbet sports betting ;

Future speed limit increases are unlikely for now, according to Stokes. Higher 1xbet sports betting also evoke worries about the effects of increased speeding. Stokes believes most drivers will continue to travel at speeds they deem safe.

&1xbet sports betting ;I think most people will continue to drive at speeds they think are safe and reasonable and comfortable for the prevailing conditions,&1xbet sports betting ; Stokes said. &1xbet sports betting ;Given the types of roadways that are going to have these types of speed limits, the higher design type of facilities, the higher speeds can be accommodated safely.&1xbet sports betting ;