DRIVERS are divided over a law which would turn certain stretches of American highway into roads without speed limits.

United States motorists are divided on the plan, which would effectively turn eligible highways into American Autobahns.

The Reasonable and Prudent Interstate Driving (RAPID) Act, is seeking to turn certain stretches of highway into derestricted speed zones, or areas without speed limits, during daylight hours.

Arizona House Bill 2059, introduced by Republican State Representative Nick Kupper, establishes requirements for eligibility that include being outside the area of urbanized zones and specific highway safety standards.

The bill would also set speed limits to 80 mph in these derestricted speed zones once night falls, with Kupper emphasizing to The U.S. Sun that the bill’s approach is reflective of his top priority: safety.

“My number one goal is that it’s actually safer, that’s my goal, safety. Two, it’s about freedom, and if you can give the individual the freedom to make the right decision while making them safer, why would you not do both things?” said Kupper to The U.S. Sun.

Kupper further elaborated that data from Montana, a state which once had historic derestricted speed zones, and Germany’s Autobahn shows that removing a speed limit actually influences motorists to drive safer.

Data from Montana shows that, after going back to derestricted speed zones in 1995 for roughly three-and-a-half years, the state saw lower rates of fatalities per vehicle mile traveled than in the five years before or after the derestricted zones were implemented and taken away.

“What you find is there’s a weird psychological effect where people only drive the speed they feel comfortable with,” Kupper explained while adding that a “vast majority of [drivers] actually stay in a tighter grouping of speed than they do when there’s a speed limit enforced.”

Despite the data behind Kupper’s bill, which he stressed he “did almost more research on” than any other bill he has been involved with, some American drivers aren’t sold.

“They’re going to have to significantly increase the quality of the roads and infrastructure if this is going to happen/work,” argued one X user.

“Americans are too stupid and bad at driving for this to work like in Germany,” claimed a second.

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“The only reason why I am against this law while being an admitted speed demon is that I question the driving ability of your average American driver,” added a third.

Others are expressing significant support for the law both in Arizona and nationwide.

“All highways should have an unrestricted speed zone for self-driving cars only. Like a physically-separated line,” suggested one X user.

“Moving to Arizona asap,” posted a second.

“Nice. I hope they’ll succeed. Didn’t last long in Montana back in the nineties,” pointed out a third.

With Arizona’s legislative session for 2026 having begun today, Kupper’s bill has been introduced to the House’s Transportation & Infrastructure Committee.