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The study concluded the increase of speed limits not only increases the speed of vehicles but can also generate additional deaths: "A 5 mph increase in the maximum state speed limit was associated with an 8.5% increase in fatality rates on interstates/freeways and a 2.8% increase on other roads." [95]
In 2005, with the change in the designation of "urban zones" in the state, the entire lengths of both the Pennsylvania Turnpike's east–west mainline and Northeast Extension were given 65 mph (105 km/h) limits, except at the tunnels and through the winding 5.5 miles (8.9 km) eastern approach to the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel.
Maryland State Trooper David Hughes observed a car speeding at 64 miles per hour in a 55 mile per hour zone. Instead of a license plate, the car had a torn piece of paper from Enterprise Rent-a-Car hanging from the rear. [1] The car did not stop for Hughes' lights and sirens for 1.5 miles.
Some authorities regard two seconds as inadequate, and recommend a three-second rule. [4] German law requires a minimum 0.9 second distance but when tested under relaxed conditions [5] researchers found that their test subjects spent 41% of the test time at following distances under 0.9 seconds.
Georgia’s new law which took effect from July 1, 2018, prohibits the drivers from holding any devices (Mobile phones or any electronic devices) in hand while driving. [1] Traffic is required to keep to the right, known as a right-hand traffic pattern. The exception is the US Virgin Islands, where people drive on the left. [2]
5. You can't fit someone for a pair of shoes using an X-ray in Nevada. Las Vegas Weekly states this law is still in effect in the Silver State, and that appears to be true .
The limit was increased to 65 miles per hour (105 km/h) in 1987. It was drafted in response to oil price spikes and supply disruptions during the 1973 oil crisis. Even after fuel costs began to decrease over time the law would remain in place until 1995 as proponents claimed it reduced traffic fatalities. [1] [2]
“The brain changes, and it doesn’t recover when you just stop the drug because the brain has been actually changed,” Kreek explained. “The brain may get OK with time in some persons. But it’s hard to find a person who has completely normal brain function after a long cycle of opiate addiction, not without specific medication treatment.”