Windy Boy: Set speed limit at 85 mph

The speed limits on Montana Interstate highways would rise from 75 mph to 85 mph and state two-lane roads would go up from 75 mph to 80 mph under a bill sponsored by state Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder.

Three similar bills have been introduced by Republican legislators.

The wide-open spaces of Montana make it safer to drive at higher speeds, Windy Boy said.

Idaho and Wyoming highways have 80 mph limits, he said.

“My district extends from Box Elder east to Culbertson,” he said. “I travel it several times a year.

“Often I go for an hour and never see another car,” he s...