Guess the speed limit challenge

[Shedingtonian]

50 km/h

I'll go with 40 km/h.

Incorrect guesses: 40, 50

[CovalenceSTU]

30km/h

[kphoger]

37.28 MPH

[MATraveler128]

35

[Shedingtonian]

30km/h

Correct! Avenida de la Guardia Civil, Algeciras, Cádiz, Spain.

[jakeroot]

Bit late to the party here...

15.

Correct! Cowlitz St, Castle Rock, WA

This is quite intriguing, I'm not totally sure this is an enforceable or legitimate speed limit. Speed limits below 20 mph are not permitted in WA without written approval from the secretary of transportation (per RCW 46.61.415). This would in fact be the only limit in WA below 20 that I've seen.

That said, this RCW may only apply to state highways. But then if that's the case, I have to wonder why 15 hasn't shown up more often (at least once more...again this is the first time I've seen a limit below 20 in WA).

[kphoger]

This is quite intriguing, I'm not totally sure this is an enforceable or legitimate speed limit. Speed limits below 20 mph are not permitted in WA without written approval from the secretary of transportation (per RCW 46.61.415). This would in fact be the only limit in WA below 20 that I've seen.

That said, this RCW may only apply to state highways. But then if that's the case, I have to wonder why 15 hasn't shown up more often (at least once more...again this is the first time I've seen a limit below 20 in WA).

If you're really interested to hunt down the answer...

The speed limit was considered by the City Council on 09-JAN-2012 and then passed as Ordinance No. 2012-02.

https://www.ci.castle-rock.wa.us/council/Agenda_01-09-12.pdf
https://www.ci.castle-rock.wa.us/council/AGENDA_23Jan12.pdf
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/CastleRock/html/CastleRock10/CastleRock1008.html#10.08.015

As for the code applying only to state highways, I don't believe that's the case.  The only part of RCW 46.61.415 that mentions state highways specifically is (6).  All other sections only mention "highways", which term is defined in RCW 46.04.197 as "every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public".  I'm no lawyer but, by my reading, there's no legal provision for any speed limit below 20 mph in the state of Washington.

[kphoger]

Also, if you guess correctly, you have 48 hours to post a new photo before someone else can go to ensure the game moves forward.

I'll jump in with the next challenge.

MPH

[Sapphuby]

This is Texas, so I'm gonna set a high parameter of 60 mph.

[kphoger]

Incorrect guesses
60 mph

[JREwing78]

70 mph

[MATraveler128]

65

[kphoger]

Incorrect guesses
60 mph
65 mph
70 mph

[CovalenceSTU]

55 mph

[sprjus4]

75 mph

[kphoger]

55 mph

You got it!

This is on TX-163, just north of Comstock.  A rather fun and beautiful drive, if you ever get the chance.

https://goo.gl/maps/Gh9Zk4ezYWcDhNYEA

[sprjus4]

Given Texas, I'm surprised it's not at least 60 or 65 mph, to be honest.

[kphoger]

Given Texas, I'm surprised it's not at least 60 or 65 mph, to be honest.

Much of that highway is twisty and hilly, with plenty of flood gauges and whatnot.  A lot of the speed advisory tabs have values of 30 and 35 mph.  For much of it, maintaining 55 mph isn't even reasonable.  I just took a GSV shot from a comparatively easy stretch south of there.

[doorknob60]

The thread has been inactive for a while, but figure I'll post a new one after driving in some new areas recently. This is MPH.

[cockroachking]

65 mph?

[algorerhythms]

55

[MATraveler128]

50

[JREwing78]

70

[cockroachking]

60 mph?

[CovalenceSTU]

45 mph