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Germany used a square sign with a blue background and white lettering, similar to the minimum speed limit sign, [3] and New Zealand uses a yellow background with black lettering (similar to the Australian design without the "km/h" lettering). Ireland and the United Kingdom currently use an oblong white rectangle, the latter with black lettering ...
Signs including Stop, Yield, No Turns, No Trucks, No Parking, No Stopping, Minimum Speed, Right Turn Only, Do Not Enter, Weight Limit, and Speed Limit are considered regulatory signs. Some have special shapes, such as the octagon for the Stop sign, the triangle for the Yield sign, and the crossbuck for railroad crossings.
In the US, the DOT FHWA has written in a report that "For a given roadway type, there is a strong statistical relationship between speed and crash risk for speeds in the range of 15 mph to 75 mph (25 km/h to 120 km/h). When the mean speed of traffic is reduced, the number of crashes and the severity of injuries will almost always go down.". [174]
The maximum speed of a Bugatti Chiron (the fastest production road car) is 305 mph. The Mitubishi Mirage (the cheapest car available in the US in 2023) tops out at 105 mph.
The rural default speed limit is 45 mph but may be increased to 50 mph (80 km/h). In residential areas, only multilane roads have limits up to 35 mph (56 km/h), other roads are restricted to a maximum speed of 25 mph (40 km/h). Only urban and rural school zones have limits up to 15 to 25 mph (24–40 km/h).
(The Center Square) – Illinois is the only state that requires a behind-the-wheel driving test based on age, but that may soon change. Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said the Road Safety ...
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An urban or residential street which permits a maximum speed limit of 25 mph under its very best conditions (roadsides cleared of visual obstructions past a 20-foot maintained right of way), may in practice be unsafe to drive at more than 10 mph within sections with utilized curbside parking. This table also suggests that the safe speed could ...