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  2. National Maximum Speed Law - Wikipedia

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    The legislation required 55 mph (89 km/h) speed limits on all four-lane divided highways unless the road had a lower limit before November 1, 1973. In some cases, like the New York State Thruway, the 50 mph (80 km/h) speed limit had to be raised to comply with the law. The law capped speed limits at 55 mph (89 km/h) on all other roads. [18]

  3. Speed limits in the United States by jurisdiction - Wikipedia

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    In 1995, the state raised the speed limit on rural stretches of Interstate Highways and the Pennsylvania Turnpike system to 65 mph (105 km/h), with urban areas having a 55 mph (89 km/h) limit. In 1997, PennDOT raised the speed limit on some rural non-Interstate Highway bypasses to 65 mph (105 km/h).

  4. Speed limits in the United States - Wikipedia

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    As of May 15, 2017, 41 states have maximum speed limits of 70 mph (113 km/h) or higher. 18 of those states have 75 miles per hour (121 km/h) speed limits or higher, while 7 states of that same portion have 80 mph (129 km/h) speed limits, with Texas even having an 85 miles per hour (137 km/h) speed limit on one of its toll roads.

  5. About those ‘advisory’ speed limits on curves? They are more ...

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    Question: Something that has not made sense to me since I started driving (49 years ago) is the apparent discrepancy in the posted speed limit (for example 50 mph) and the cautionary speed signs ...

  6. Rules of the Road: 25 mph is too fast. Is there a lower speed ...

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    Without a local alley speed limit law, does it default to the state law of 25 mph? The law I referenced actually opens with a broader requirement: “No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway ...

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  8. Speed limit enforcement - Wikipedia

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    The Locomotive Acts in the UK set speed limits for vehicles, and later codified enforcement methods. The first Locomotive Act, passed in 1861, set a speed limit of 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) in uninhabited areas, and 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) within towns. This act also included the value of fines for violations of the law.

  9. City's speed limits could be cut to 20mph - AOL

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    Speed limits on most roads in a city could be reduced to 20mph (32km/h) under plans being considered by councillors. Colchester City Council will debate a proposal to ask Essex Highways to ...