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Speed limits
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Speed limits - Alabama
In addition to the basic speed law, the traffic laws set up speed limits for normal driving…
State-specific: AL
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Alaska - Speed Limitiation law
When driving conditions are less than ideal a person operating a motor vehicle on the highway shall…
State-specific: AK
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Speed limit - Arizona
Following is an overview of the laws, limits, and fines as they relate to speeding traffic…
State-specific: AZ
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Speed limits - Arkansas
Urban districts by default are posted at 30 mph. Outside of the municipal limits, two-lane state…
State-specific: AR
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Speed limits - California
California has a “Basic Speed Law.” This law means that you may never drive faster than is safe for…
State-specific: CA
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Colorado - speed limits
Unless otherwise posted, Colorado speed limits are as follows: 20 M.P.H. - on narrow, winding…
State-specific: CO
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Speed limits - Connecticut
Speeding. The best way to prevent speeding is to know how fast you are going. Check the speedometer…
State-specific: CT
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Speed Limits - Delawere
You must not drive any vehicle faster than the speeds listed: School zones 20 miles per hour…
State-specific: DE
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Speed limits - District of Columbia
District of Columbia traffic laws provide both a general speed restriction and specific speed…
State-specific: DC
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Florida - Speed Limits
Obeying speed limits improves safety by reducing the probability and severity of crashes. Speed…
State-specific: FL
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Georgia - Speed limits
Maximum traveling speeds are determined based on the following general rules in Georgia unless…
State-specific: GA
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Speed limits - Hawaii
You must not drive at a speed that is greater than the posted maximum limit. You must not drive at…
State-specific: HI
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Speed limits - Idaho
Idaho State Statute (49-654) relates to speed. Vehicles should not be driven at a speed greater…
State-specific: ID
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Speed Limits - Illinois
Speeding is one of the leading contributors to vehicle crashes. You may drive at the maximum…
State-specific: IL
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Indiana - Speed Limits
Rural Interstate Highway Speed Limits, Rural interstate highways are located outside urban areas…
State-specific: IN
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Speed limits - Iowa
The following general speed limits have been set: 20 mph in any business district; 25 mph in a…
State-specific: IA
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Speed limits - Kansas
Where no special hazards exist the law sets maximum speeds for normal driving conditions. Unless…
State-specific: KS
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Speed limists - Kentucky
When the speed limit is not posted, these are the limits on Kentucky roads. 15 MILES PER HOUR Speed…
State-specific: KY
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Speed limits - Louisiana
Louisiana's highest speed limit is 75 mph, found on 154 miles of Interstate 49 in Saint Landry…
State-specific: LA
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Speed limits - Maine
Speed limits are posted on many roads. These limits are based on the condition of the road, how far…
State-specific: ME
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Speed limits - Maryland
The speed limit on Maryland's Interstate Highways are posted by default at 65 mph although 70 mph…
State-specific: MD
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Speed limits - Massachusetts
Unless posted otherwise, your speed would not be reasonable and proper if you drive over: 20 mph in…
State-specific: MA
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Speed limits - Michigan
LimitsWatch for and obey regulatory speed signs. The following summarizes some of the standard…
State-specific: MI
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Speed limits - Minnesota
The faster you drive, the less time you allow yourself to react to events on the road and around…
State-specific: MN
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Speed limits - Mississippi
Speed not only makes accidents more likely, it makes death in accidents more likely. Consider this…
State-specific: MS
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Speed limits - Missouri
Use the following guide unless posted speed limits direct otherwise. ROADWAY MAXIMUM SPEED: Rural…
State-specific: OH
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Speed limits - Montana
Always obey the posted speed limit and take road conditions into consideration. If the road or…
State-specific: MT
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Speed limits - Nebraska
Maximum Speed Limits–UnlessOtherwisePosted Rural Interstate Highways – 75 Miles Per Hour (MPH)…
State-specific: NE
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Speed limits - Nevada
EXAMPLES OF SPEED LIMITS IN NEVADA 15 mph - School zones 25 mph - Business and residential areas…
State-specific: NV
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Speed limits - New-Hampshire
The highest speed limit in New Hampshire is 70 mph. It can be found on Interstate 93 from mile…
State-specific: NH
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Speed limits - New-Jersey
Exceeding the speed limit is a common contributing factor of fatal and other types of accidents. A…
State-specific: NJ
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Speed limits - New-Mexico
Everyone who operates a motor vehicle must obey all speed limits. Your vehicle control is affected…
State-specific: NM
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Speed limits - New-York
You must obey the speed limit. If no limit is posted, drive no more than 55 mph (88 km/h). Often…
State-specific: NY
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Speed limits - North-Carolina
Maximum Speed Limits. In cities and towns 35 mph. For school buses 45 mph. For school activity…
State-specific: NC
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Speed limits - North-Dakota
Speed limits are maximum limits to be traveled only when driving conditions are ideal. Sometimes…
State-specific: ND
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Speed limits - Ohio
Vehicles may not be driven at speeds greater or less than reasonable, depending on conditions of…
State-specific: OH
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Oklahoma - Speed limits
Under state law—unless otherwise posted—and under normal conditions, you may drive at the speeds…
State-specific: OK
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Speed limits - Oregon
In addition to the basic rule, Oregon has maximum speed limits. A speed limit is the maximum speed…
State-specific: OR
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Speed limits - Pennsylvania
POSTED SPEED LIMITS Posted speed limits indicate what the maximum safe driving speed is under ideal…
State-specific: PA
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Speed limits - Rhode-Island
Along two-lane roadways, the default speed limit is 50 mph during the daytime outside a business or…
State-specific: RI
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Speed limits - South-Carolina
The laws covering speed top the list of things you must know if you are to be a safe driver. The…
State-specific: SC
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Speed limits - South-Dakota
Shortly after the December 1995 repeal of the 65/55 mph National Maximum Speed Law, South Dakota…
State-specific: SD
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Speed limits - Tennessee
Speed is a major contributing factor that causes fatal accidents in Tennessee. Unless otherwise…
State-specific: TN
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Speed limits - Texas
Urban District - 30 MPH. Alley - 15 MHP. Beaches and Country Roads adjacent to a public beach - 15…
State-specific: TX
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Speed limits - Utah
In Utah, there is a minimum speed limit of 45 mph on Interstate Highways when conditions permit…
State-specific: UT
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Speed limits - Vermont
The standard speed limit in Vermont stands at 50 mph. This is applied to rural two-lane roads. On…
State-specific: VT
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Speed limits - Virginia
A speed limit is the maximum legal speed you can travel on a road under ideal conditions. You may…
State-specific: VA
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Speed limits - Washington
Speeding is defined as traveling above the posted speed limit or too fast for conditions. Heavy…
State-specific: WA
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Speed limits - West-Virginia
Your speed helps determine how much time you have to react to any traffic situation. The higher the…
State-specific: WV
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Speed limits - Wisconsin
Maximum speeds in Wisconsin, unless otherwise posted: 15 mph: Within a school zone or school…
State-specific: WI
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Speed limits - Wyoming
Legal speed limits (All unless otherwise posted): Interstate Highways - 80 mph, 75 mph. Secondary…
State-specific: WY
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Whenever any of the above speed limits are unsafe for conditions, they may be reduced to lower…
State-specific: DE
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Statutory speed limits include: 30 miles per hour in an urban district; 35 miles per hour unpaved…
State-specific: AL
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The following speed limits are established by law as the maximum to be driven under favorable…
State-specific: AK
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Maximum Speed Limit
The maximum speed limit on most California highways is 65 mph. You may drive 70 mph where posted…
State-specific: CA
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Driving Too Slow. Going much slower than other vehicles can be just as bad as speeding. It tends to…
State-specific: CT
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Minimum Speed
You must not drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede normal and reasonable movement…
State-specific: DE
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Speed Limit Laws/unless otherwise posted: District of Columbia city streets is 25 miles per hour…
State-specific: DC
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Florida Standard Speed Limits
School Zones - 20 mph; Municipal, Business, or Residential Area - 30 mph*; Streets and Highways -…
State-specific: FL
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Hawaii has the lowest maximum speed limit in the United States, and was the last state to raise the…
State-specific: HI
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Urban Speed Limits
Urban areas have a population of at least 50,000 people. Th e following speed limit rules apply in…
State-specific: IN
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If you are driving near a school, you must slow down to the lower, posted speed limit for the…
State-specific: IN
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Don’t speed. Respect the speed limits. Driving fast will only get you to your destination a mere…
State-specific: LA
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If you drive 40 mph in a heavy rainstorm on a highway with a speed limit of 50 mph, you can get a…
State-specific: MA
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Driving faster than the posted speed limit is illegal. The posted speed limit is the maximum speed…
State-specific: MN
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AUTOMOBILES Speed Limits
Interstate (Rural) MAXIMUM - 70 mph MINIMUM - 40 mph U.S. Roads MAXIMUM - 55mph MINIMUM - 30 mph…
State-specific: MS
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The speed limit in any city, town, or village is 25 mph, unless posted otherwise. The Missouri…
State-specific: MO
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In school zones, the speed limit is either 15 or 25 mph. These speed limits are in effect on school…
State-specific: NV
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Speed limit: 25 mph - School zones, business or residential districts. 35 mph - Suburban business…
State-specific: NJ
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Maximum speed limits in North Dakota have been established as follows: 20 miles per hour when…
State-specific: ND
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It is unlawful to drive at a speed exceeding: 15 mph in all alleys within a municipal corporation…
State-specific: OH
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Drivers must comply with the posted speed limits throughout South Carolina. There can be no safe…
State-specific: SC
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Interstate Speed Limits
The maximum speed set by Tennessee law for interstate highways is 70 m.p.h. This speed does not…
State-specific: TN
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Maximum speed limit for passenger vehicles and motorcycles (unless posted otherwise). Interstate…
State-specific: VA
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Obey speed limit signs. They are there for your safety. Speed limits, unless otherwise posted, are…
State-specific: WA
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Speed limits are posted on many roads. Posted speed limits do not tell you at what speed you should…
State-specific: WI
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SPEED LIMITS
You must not drive faster than the posted maximum limit. You must not drive slower than the posted…
State-specific: LA
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Highway Work Zone Speed Limits
Work site speed limits are always at least 10 miles per hour below the maximum established speed…
State-specific: IN
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The following Minnesota speed limits apply under ideal driving conditions, unless traffic signs…
State-specific: MN
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Rural Interstate Limits
70 m.p.h. is the speed posted on most of the rural sections of Tennessee interstate highways.
State-specific: TN
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Designated speed limits, unless they are otherwise posted, or not reasonable, or not prudent for…
State-specific: WV
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Speed limits in Connecticut are normally 65 mph on rural freeways; up to 55 mph on rural divided…
State-specific: CT
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When not driving on an interstate or state highway, the maximum speed limit for a school bus is 40…
State-specific: IN
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Urban Interstate Limits
In the more congested urban or metropolitan areas of Tennessee interstates, the limit is typically…
State-specific: TN
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It is unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle less than 55 m.p.h. in the left most lane of any…
State-specific: TN