Guess the speed limit challenge

[Roadgeekteen]

75

[doorknob60]

75

Nope

[sprjus4]

80 mph

[SkyPesos]

70 mph

[jakeroot]

Guess I'll try for 65!

[doorknob60]

None of the above. Any of those would sure be nice to have there

[KEK Inc.]

Looks like Oregon.  55


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[doorknob60]

Looks like Oregon.  55


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Unfortunately yes. One of the most egregious examples in the whole state IMO, after they fixed most of the Central and Eastern Oregon speed limits. OR-22 east of Salem. After the last few Oregon pictures have been "higher than you might expect", unfortunately the "stupidly low" examples like this are more common.

https://www.google.com/maps/@44.8684062,-122.8951768,3a,75y,132.03h,72.76t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1syh7-TBeJV4vzWrxAiHlDaQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[Roadgeekteen]

Looks like Oregon.  55


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Unfortunately yes. One of the most egregious examples in the whole state IMO, after they fixed most of the Central and Eastern Oregon speed limits. OR-22 east of Salem. After the last few Oregon pictures have been "higher than you might expect", unfortunately the "stupidly low" examples like this are more common.

https://www.google.com/maps/@44.8684062,-122.8951768,3a,75y,132.03h,72.76t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1syh7-TBeJV4vzWrxAiHlDaQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Were non interstates capped at 55 before the increases?

[KEK Inc.]

I'm not sure.  I know part of Oregon's issue for a while was that the truck speed limits were written in state law as 55, and normal speed limits weren't supposed to be more than 10 over truck speed limits. 

I always thought US-26 was just a revenue builder for Washington County.   


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I guess I'll post one.  MPH




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[Roadgeekteen]

45

[sprjus4]

35 mph

[KEK Inc.]

Nope.


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[riiga]

25 mph?

[doorknob60]

Looks like Oregon.  55


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Unfortunately yes. One of the most egregious examples in the whole state IMO, after they fixed most of the Central and Eastern Oregon speed limits. OR-22 east of Salem. After the last few Oregon pictures have been "higher than you might expect", unfortunately the "stupidly low" examples like this are more common.

https://www.google.com/maps/@44.8684062,-122.8951768,3a,75y,132.03h,72.76t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1syh7-TBeJV4vzWrxAiHlDaQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Were non interstates capped at 55 before the increases?

Every single non-interstate in Oregon maxed out at 55 before the increases in 2016. (I'm not sure what they looked like pre-NMSL). Now we have quite a few at 65 and US-95 at 70. But the way the laws are, I believe ODOT couldn't raise any more of them, even if they wanted to (which, they probably don't, which is another issue). It would have to go through the legislature. Not a good setup.

[SkyPesos]

I'm not sure.  I know part of Oregon's issue for a while was that the truck speed limits were written in state law as 55, and normal speed limits weren't supposed to be more than 10 over truck speed limits. 

I always thought US-26 was just a revenue builder for Washington County.   


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I guess I'll post one.  MPH

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40 mph?

Were non interstates capped at 55 before the increases?

I think so historically. At least that's the reason why IL 5 was upgraded to I-88; to raise the speed limit above 55.

[KEK Inc.]

25 mph?

Yes. 

Leary Way NW between Fremont and Ballard in Seattle. 

SDOT lowered most speed limits to 25 in 2020, including many major arterial roads.  (Google maps still has it at 30)


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[riiga]

(km/h)

[doorknob60]

Is that Australia? My guess is 110

[riiga]

Spot on! It's the at the start of the 90-mile straight.

[doorknob60]

Cool, thought that looked like something I've looked at in Street View before haha.

I don't have any ideas right now and I've posted a few recently, anyone else can post one.

[jakeroot]

Deal.

Meant to post this a while back. km/h, please.


BC-17 / South Fraser Perimeter Road by Jacob Root, on Flickr

[Roadgeekteen]

80 kmh

[jakeroot]

80 kmh

Great guess, technically no.

I will eventually explain why. I assure you there's no trickery though.

[SkyPesos]

70 km/h?