Drivers in Missouri may soon be able to gas it a little more while travelling down interstates in the state.
State Representative Jamie Burger, R-Cape Girardeau, has pre-filed legislation that would increase the maximum speed limit on rural interstates from 70 to 75 miles per hour.
The proposal would bring Missouri in-line with neighboring states, such as Kansas and Arkansas.
Under the current law, interstate speeds in the Show-Me State are capped at 70 miles per hour outside urban areas.
Burger’s plan would update state law to allow the higher limit on rural stretches.