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Re: Senate committee approves repeal of 65 mph limit



In article <19950512154105.L.Koobs@sp0229.kub.nl>,
L. KOOBS <L.Koobs@kub.nl> wrote:

>Oh joy.... does this mean that a state can also choose to set 
>the speed limit at something lower than 65 mph...
>if thats the case i wouldn't be all that happy!!!!

States can and do set speed limits slower than 65.  No state sets speed
limits lower than 55 on rural limited access highways, but lower limits
are common near urban areas (40 MPH on I-84 in Hartford, CT; does anyone
know of a lower limit on a limited access highway?).

-- 
    John Carr (jfc@mit.edu)


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