What is the blog writer smoking??

[SSOWorld]

http://www.speed-limits.com/

"Speed-Limits.com is a public service site that provides information about speed limits and traffic laws across the United States.

While we do our best to ensure that all data is accurate and updated, our data is provided for informational purposes only."

He's failing - listing OR and WI as 70

Posting here for a few days - then we can take it to fictional later

[jakeroot]

Maybe I'm mistaken, but I think Oregon legislature allows up to 70, but some other writing also prevents it. I can't remember.

Though, if he's speaking from a purely "what's legislatively allowed" perspective, both Wyoming and Idaho should be 80.

[hotdogPi]

Try clicking Washington DC on the map (it's a single pixel). You get a 404 error.

The list to the left has a working DC link, though.



This is repeated on every state list:

Driving over the posted speed limit, driving too fast for conditions, or failing to obey special speed limit zones can result in [state] speeding ticket, points on your license, and even a license suspension or revocation for repeat offenders.

[state] highway patrol officers monitor traffic using radar, speed traps, and cameras. Radar technology is not exact, and as a general rule an officer will not pull you over for exceeding the speed limit by less than 5 mph ([number*] mph on a rural freeway, or [number] mph on an rural undivided road). However, any speeds in excess of the posted speed limits can be considered a ticketable offence.

*always 5 more than the rural freeway number. This has the strange side effect that the number is 5 (0+5) for Washington DC and Guam.

[vdeane]

Oregon allows 70 except for exceptions where ODOT determined it would be unsafe to post 70.  ODOT proceeded to declare the entire highway system an "exception".

[SSOWorld]

Wisconsin's legislature is on that same path (allowing the DOT to decide) - I would not be surprised if they say the same thing.

[jakeroot]

Oregon allows 70 except for exceptions where ODOT determined it would be unsafe to post 70.  ODOT proceeded to declare the entire highway system an "exception".

Thankfully, Governor and local puppeteer* John Kitzhaber is on his way out. Maybe some realistic speed limits are just around the corner.

*puppeteer in the sense that DOT always backed Kitzhaber, even in the face of conflicting studies.

[6a]

Allies have a speed limit of 15mph.

It's a shame the allied response will be delayed by legislative limits. May God have mercy on our souls.

[hbelkins]

OTOH, in every case I know of where the Kentucky legislature gave KYTC the ability to set a 70 mph speed limit, KYTC did so.

[cjk374]

The only highway in Louisiana that is 75 mph is I-49...and it is only a test study.  The other interstates are 70.

[corco]

Maybe I'm mistaken, but I think Oregon legislature allows up to 70, but some other writing also prevents it. I can't remember.

Though, if he's speaking from a purely "what's legislatively allowed" perspective, both Wyoming and Idaho should be 80.

Hell, Wyoming and Idaho could be 80 because it's been posted as 80 in both states since July too

[jakeroot]

Maybe I'm mistaken, but I think Oregon legislature allows up to 70, but some other writing also prevents it. I can't remember.

Though, if he's speaking from a purely "what's legislatively allowed" perspective, both Wyoming and Idaho should be 80.

Hell, Wyoming and Idaho could be 80 because it's been posted as 80 in both states since July too

Oh sweet. I didn't know they had actually been posted.

[Pete from Boston]

Allies have a speed limit of 15mph.

It's a shame the allied response will be delayed by legislative limits. May God have mercy on our souls.

Thus ODOT are basically Hitler.  And after only seven posts!

[vdeane]

Oregon allows 70 except for exceptions where ODOT determined it would be unsafe to post 70.  ODOT proceeded to declare the entire highway system an "exception".

Thankfully, Governor and local puppeteer* John Kitzhaber is on his way out. Maybe some realistic speed limits are just around the corner.

*puppeteer in the sense that DOT always backed Kitzhaber, even in the face of conflicting studies.

I'm not so sure.  His replacement is to the left of him, and for some reason, in North America being liberal seems to correlate with supporting lower speed limits.

[jakeroot]

Oregon allows 70 except for exceptions where ODOT determined it would be unsafe to post 70.  ODOT proceeded to declare the entire highway system an "exception".

Thankfully, Governor and local puppeteer* John Kitzhaber is on his way out. Maybe some realistic speed limits are just around the corner.

*puppeteer in the sense that DOT always backed Kitzhaber, even in the face of conflicting studies.

I'm not so sure.  His replacement is to the left of him, and for some reason, in North America being liberal seems to correlate with supporting lower speed limits.

That's a fair point. Though I think they just advocate for less vehicular dominance (which tends to go hand in hand with lowering speed limits). For some reason however, that thinking spreads to freeways (in some places, uh, like PORTLAND where the freeway speed limit is 50).