Speed limits not divisible by 5

[1995hoo]

My parents had a timeshare near Birch Bay, WA for a few years, and they had "Speed Limit 7", and another sign that said "7 = One Foot On Brake".

One foot? I can only interpret that two ways, neither of which makes any sense. Either there are cases where you would have both feet on the break or the other foot goes somewhere else. Gas?

Putting both feet on the brake is too difficult. The clutch gets in the way of the left foot.

[PurdueBill]

The one time I ever had both feet on the brake was when a guy ran a red light at an intersection ahead coming from the left, causing a several-car collision, with one car spinning around and coming head-on into my direction of 45-mph traffic.  Nothing but grass to the right but still an inane tall concrete curb so running off the road not an option; I veered as far to the right as possible, braced for an offset collision and braked with both feet basically in panic.  Somehow the spun out car stopped parallel to mine and another traveling my direction, facing us and six inches off the fenders of each of us, such that had we collided, it woulda been a nice offset head-on crash. (It took a minute to unwrap my fingers from the steering wheel and get out to see who was OK and find that the guy who ran the red light and his passenger were still in their car, which was running, leaking fluids, both unconscious...apparently the driver was trying to rush the passenger to the nearby hospital.  Nurses on lunch break from the nearby hospital, including one from a car involved in the collateral collisions, descended on his car moments after I turned off his ignition.)  Never braked with both feet before or since then.

I'm guessing that the "one foot on brake" thing on the sign means that to keep it down to 7 mph you have to ride your brake.  If you let it coast in drive you may pick up enough to be "speeding" based on the posted speed limit of 7.

[MikeTheActuary]

Came across this one at a local library a few days ago:



You can even sorta see it in GSV.

[SignGeek101]

Came across this one at a local library a few days ago:



You can even sorta see it in GSV.

A Harry Potter reference of course. But why the series B?! 

[OCGuy81]

Think I've posted this on another thread, but the speed limit within Disneyland is 14.

I think it has something to do with a limit > 15 means Anaheim would have to patrol it (but don't quote me on that)

[ajlynch91]

In Bolingbrook there is a company (or was) off of Remington Blvd that had a non-official speed limit sign of 17 1/2 mph.

[SignGeek101]

I'd like to revive. Found this on Reddit, apparently it's in Chicago. Picture is massive, so here's the link:

http://i.imgur.com/7U0GMnG.jpg

Bonus for Clearview!   

[Pete from Boston]

Not a public way, but I've passed the Harvard Square bus tunnel hundreds of times before noticing this:

[The Nature Boy]

Not a public way, but I've passed the Harvard Square bus tunnel hundreds of times before noticing this:

I seem to recall the South Station bus entrance having a similar speed limit sign up as well.

[noelbotevera]

Not a public way, but I've passed the Harvard Square bus tunnel hundreds of times before noticing this:

Too ugly.

The Chambersburg Hospital has 16 MPH signs - one near the 7th St. entrance, one at a former speedbump near N. Coldbrook Avenue.

[JMoses24]

Fort Mitchell, KY. This is the Drees Homes corporate office on Grandview Blvd.. If you look close, you'll see a Speed Limit 14.

https://goo.gl/maps/yibgQ

[freebrickproductions]

Seen at a business in Birmingham, AL:
Speed Limit 3 by freebrickproductions, on Flickr