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Bookmark or Share- Speed limits - Google My MapsSpeed limits - Google My Maps is a map that shows the maximum speed allowed on different roads around the world. You can zoom in and out, search for locations, and compare your speed with the ...
- The History of Speed Limits in America: A Nation Speeding UpThe fastest road in America is a 40-mile stretch of a toll road between Austin and San Antonio that legally allows drivers to travel at 85 mph. Speed limits have shifted across America as cars have become faster and roads have become safer. Today, speed limits are complex, state-specific, and bound by law.
- Speed - IIHS-HLDICurrently, 22 states have maximum speed limits of 70 mph, and 11 states have maximum speed limits of 75 mph on some portion of their roadway systems. On some sections of interstates in eight states, speed limits are 80 mph. In October 2012, a 41-mile stretch of Texas State Highway 130 opened with a speed limit of 85 mph.
- Speed limits in the United States - WikipediaHighway 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). Some states have lower limits for trucks, some also have night and/or minimum speed limits.
- Speed Limit Basics | FHWA - Federal Highway Administration11-801—Basic rule. No person shall drive a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing.
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