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In 1969, the California State Legislature deleted all the provisions of the California Vehicle Code that explicitly specified standards for traffic control devices, making the Division of Highways the sole agency responsible for enacting traffic standards in the state in consultation with the California Traffic Control Devices Committee. [3]
A standard sign indicating a speed limit of 80 mph (129 km/h), a night-time speed limit of 65 mph (105 km/h), and a truck speed limit of 55 mph (89 km/h) During World War II , the U.S. Office of Defense Transportation established a national 35 mph "Victory Speed Limit" (also known as "War Speed") to conserve gasoline and rubber for the American ...
Example of 70 mph truck speed limit sign immediately behind an 80 mph speed limit sign, before truck speed limits were abolished. Texas once had separate, systemwide truck speed limits, but they were repealed in 1999 and 2011. The truck speed limit used to be 60 mph (97 km/h) day/55 mph (89 km/h) night when the regular limit was higher.
A new bill in the California Senate would require vehicles sold in the state to be equipped with speed governors to limit how fast they can go.
The technology, known as intelligent speed assistance, uses GPS technology to compare a vehicle's speed with a dataset of posted speed limits. Once the car is at least 10 mph (16 kph) over the speed limit, the system would emit “a brief, one-time visual and audio signal to alert the driver.”
When children are considered present, California law states the drivers must follow the posted school zone speed limit. Any driver caught going faster than that speed limit could be issued a ...
[3] The maximum speed for passing stationary emergency vehicles or tow trucks was set at 60 km/h, and the fines for exceeding that speed were doubled. [4] In 2012, Quebec established a move over law] (Corridor de sécurité, or safety corridor). Unlike other laws found in US states and Canadian provinces, the Quebec law had broader application.
Radars on speed limit signs in the neighborhood documents some drivers reaching more than 70 mph. The six speed humps from the southern stretch of the road were removed for now.