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In the United States, speed limits are set by each state or territory. States have also allowed counties and municipalities to enact typically lower limits. Highway speed limits can range from an urban low of 25 mph (40 km/h) to a rural high of 85 mph (137 km/h). Speed limits are typically posted in increments of five miles per hour (8 km/h).
The only auxiliary interstates in Tennessee with a 70 mph speed limit are Interstate 155, Interstate 269, and Interstate 840. 70 mph speed limits are required on other controlled access highways that are part of the State or Federal Highway Systems unless a traffic study indicates this speed is unsafe. [162]
I’ll also note that even though 15 mph seems to be the standard speed limit for alleys, the National Association of City Transportation Officials recommends a 10 mph speed limit for alleys.
Speed limits are determined by individual states. From 1975 to 1986, the maximum speed limit on any highway in the United States was 55 miles per hour (90 km/h), in accordance with federal law. [49] Typically, lower limits are established in Northeastern and coastal states, while higher speed limits are established in inland states west of the ...
I-469 is maintained by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT). As of 2017, I-469's traffic count was 46,161 vehicles per day, on average between Maplecrest Road and I-469's northern terminus, 34,651 near its interchange with US 30, 14,821 near its interchange with Marion Center Road, and 22,142 between the highway's southern terminus and its interchange with Lafayette Center Road East.
The highway is included in the Grand Army of the Republic Highway. US 6 was first designated as a U.S. Route in 1932. A section of the highway originally served as part of Sauk Indian Trail. US 6 replaced the original State Road 17 (SR 17) designation of the highway which dated back to the formation of the Indiana state road system.
Illinois State Police policy says issuing a written warning is the standard enforcement procedure when a driver goes between 1 and 9 miles over the speed limit, though an officer may issue a ...
Driving 11 to 15 mph over the speed limit on a limited access highway: 3 points Driving up to 15 miles over the posted speed limit on any nonlimited access highway: 3 points