North Dakota legislators narrowly rejected a proposal to raise interstate speed limits to 80 mph, with the House voting 46-45 against the amended bill—two votes short of the 48 needed for passage. The legislation would have implemented $5 fines per mph over the limit and increased license point penalties for various driving violations. A comparable proposal faced rejection two years prior when then-Governor Doug Burgum vetoed it, citing concerns about the state’s Vision Zero campaign to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries.
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