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  2. National Maximum Speed Law - Wikipedia

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    The National Maximum Speed Limit (NMSL) was a provision of the federal government of the United States 1974 Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act that effectively prohibited speed limits higher than 55 miles per hour (89 km/h). The limit was increased to 65 miles per hour (105 km/h) in 1987.

  3. Is it legal to speed to pass a slow driver in Illinois? Here ...

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    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 ...

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

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    Prior to the 1974 federal speed limit law, all Interstates and the Turnpike had a 65 mph (105 km/h) speed limit on rural stretches and a 60 mph (97 km/h) speed limit in urban areas. In 1995, the state raised the speed limit on rural stretches of Interstate Highways and the Pennsylvania Turnpike system to 65 mph (105 km/h), with urban areas ...

  5. 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.

  6. Rules of the Road: 25 mph is too fast. Is there a lower speed ...

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    Without a local alley speed limit law, does it default to the state law of 25 mph? The law I referenced actually opens with a broader requirement: “No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway ...

  7. Interstate 88 (Illinois) - Wikipedia

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    The reason for I-88's original designation and continued existence as an Interstate has to do with a technicality in the old National Maximum Speed Law (NMSL). Originally passed in 1973, the NMSL was amended in 1987 to permit 65-mile-per-hour (105 km/h) speed limits on rural stretches of Interstate Highways only.

  8. Can you drive 10 mph over the speed limit to keep up with ...

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    According to Georgia law, anyone speeding between 5 and 10 mph is breaking the law and could get a ticket that costs up to $25, no matter the excuse. Over 10 mph, you could be paying a fine of up ...

  9. NMSL - Wikipedia

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    NMSL may refer to: National Maximum Speed Law , a speed limit applied throughout the United States between 1974 and 1995 NMSL (Chinese: 你妈死了 ; pinyin: nǐmāsǐle ; lit.