Nebraskans who want to put the pedal to the metal may soon be able to floor it—at least on some roads—with the blessing of the state legislature.

A bill introduced in January, and backed by Gov. Pete Ricketts, would raise the state’s maximum speed limit to 80 mph, up from 75. Six other states have an 80-mph maximum. A seventh, Texas, has a top limit of 85.

Safety advocates warn that more people die when speed limits rise, but drivers covet faster travel times. In a battle of aphorisms, the Need for Speed seems to be trumping Speed Kills.

For the most part, speed limits in the U.S. have gone in a single direction—up. An exception is Montana, which had no daytime limit for cars for several years in the 1990s but later set the limit at 75.

Nebraska’s proposed law would permit the speed limit on certain roadways to increase by 5 mph. In some cases, that would raise the top speed to 65 or 70 mph. But on parts of Interstate 80, including a 50-mile stretch from Omaha to Lincoln, the limit could rise to 80 mph.