I can't drive 55

I read this the other day (TL;DR: people aren't driving much faster since speed limits went up.)  And somehow, I was not surprised.  I've always driven a little over highway speed limits; most are simply set too low.  A section of my commute went up to 70 recently, from 65.  When it was 65 I drove about 72mph.  Now that it's 70, guess how fast I go?  About 73.

Apparently some people thought if you raised the limit, everyone would just go faster.  Some do, I'm sure.  But then, there are people who will go 90 in a 55 in heavy rain, so there will always be idiots.  Most people drive at a speed which feels safe to them.  70-75 is comfortable for me, and feels right for my car.  That's in ideal conditions, of course; I slow down for all sorts of things, on a sort of sliding scale of precipitation/visibility/traffic.

I think it's a good thing to set limits appropriate for the area.  I hate when people go 45 through a residential area.  But on open highway, in good conditions, I could live with no speed limit (and I've driven in that situation, in Montana long ago; though I did push it for a minute just for fun, I settled down to cruise around 80.)  Driving through Indiana, for example, where speed limits vary from 55-70, things drag at 55 or 60.  There's not much there.  I'm sure there are nice people, and places to see, but I just want to get through it as quickly as possible.

Three cheers for reasonable regulations!