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  2. 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.

  3. National Maximum Speed Law - Wikipedia

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    As an emergency response to the 1973 oil crisis, on November 26, 1973, President Richard Nixon proposed a national 50 mph (80 km/h) speed limit for passenger vehicles and a 55 mph (90 km/h) speed limit for trucks and buses. Also proposed were a ban on ornamental lighting, no gasoline sales on Sunday, and a 15% cut in gasoline production to ...

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

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    State highways and other arterials are often posted at 35 to 40 mph (56–64 km/h) in urban areas and 45 to 50 mph (72–80 km/h) in rural areas. A select number of undivided roads are posted at 55 mph (89 km/h). Divided highways are usually posted at 45 to 55 mph (72–89 km/h) in rural areas as well as business districts.

  5. Interstate Highway System - Wikipedia

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    For example, the maximum speed limit is 75 mph (120 km/h) in northern Maine, varies between 50 and 70 mph (80 and 115 km/h) [51] from southern Maine to New Jersey, and is 50 mph (80 km/h) in New York City and the District of Columbia. [50] Currently, rural speed limits elsewhere generally range from 65 to 80 miles per hour (105 to 130 km/h).

  6. 1980s - Wikipedia

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    The 1980s (pronounced "nineteen-eighties", shortened to "the '80s" or "the Eighties") was the decade that began on January 1, 1980, and ended on December 31, 1989.. The decade saw a dominance of conservatism and free market economics, and a socioeconomic change due to advances in technology and a worldwide move away from planned economies and towards laissez-faire capitalism compared to the 1970s.

  7. Miles per hour - Wikipedia

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    Miles per hour (mph, m.p.h., MPH, or mi/h) is a British imperial and United States customary unit of speed expressing the number of miles travelled in one hour. It is used in the United Kingdom , the United States , and a number of smaller countries, most of which are UK or US territories, or have close historical ties with the UK or US.

  8. Speed limit - Wikipedia

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    A stack of rectangular speed limit signs in the United States German border crossing sign showing 50 km/h (31 mph) limit in built-up areas, 100 km/h (62 mph) in rural areas, but a legal advisory 130 km/h (81 mph) limit for the Autobahn (motorway), increasing liability in the case of an accident from driving faster [174]

  9. 1980 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    January 18 – Silver prices reach a record high of $49.45 per troy ounce (based on the London FIX), due to the Hunt brothers' attempts to corner the silver market. January 20 – Super Bowl XIV : The Pittsburgh Steelers become the first NFL franchise to win four Super Bowls , defeating the Los Angeles Rams 31–19 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena ...