Having driven through Minneapolis/St. Paul MN again, I just have to wonder something. Why do they bother posting speed limits on the 494/694 loop? It's generally 40min 60 max.

I've had the misfortune of having to drive through that mess many times. I have never averaged anywhere between 40-60 mph. Traffic is either moving at 25-30 mph or 90 mph. Yes, yesterday I was doing 30 mph over the speed limit in heavy traffic, so were 100,000+ other people. Not to mention I was only doing 90 because the 4-banger work pickup I was driving couldn't go any faster, so I was being passed quite a bit.

Remember that I don't have depth perception, so that makes things especial stressful for me.

If traffic wasn't going 90 the 494/694 loop would simply not be able to handle the volume of traffic it does. I drove past at least two cops while I and everyone else was doing 90+.

They gladly blow $715+ million on a 12 mile light rail system that nobody uses instead of upgrading the 494/694 loop that everyone who is passing through the area uses.

It's insane, I get outside Minneapolis and slow down.

I remember when I sed to live there. Sounds like nothing has changed... except maybe they are 715 million more in debt.