Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The legislation required 55 mph (89 km/h) speed limits on all four-lane divided highways unless the road had a lower limit before November 1, 1973. In some cases, like the New York State Thruway, the 50 mph (80 km/h) speed limit had to be raised to comply with the law. The law capped speed limits at 55 mph (89 km/h) on all other roads. [18]
600 mm by 750 mm (24 in by 30 in) Speed Limit sign, made to the specifications of the 2004 edition of Standard Highway Signs (sign R2-5b). Uses the Roadgeek 2005 fonts . (United States law does not permit the copyrighting of typeface designs, and the fonts are meant to be copies of a U.S. Government-produced work anyway.)
English: 600 mm by 1200 mm (24 in by 48 in) Combined Speed Limit sign, made to the specifications of the 2004 edition of Standard Highway Signs (sign R2-4a). Uses the Roadgeek 2005 fonts. (United States law does not permit the copyrighting of typeface designs, and the fonts are meant to be copies of a U.S. Government-produced work anyway.)
Make “follows the speed limit” one of the good things you do for the world.
What links here; Upload file; Special pages; Printable version; Page information; Get shortened URL; Download QR code
A standard sign indicating a speed limit of 80 mph (129 km/h), a night-time speed limit of 65 mph (105 km/h), and a truck speed limit of 55 mph (89 km/h) During World War II , the U.S. Office of Defense Transportation established a national 35 mph "Victory Speed Limit" (also known as "War Speed") to conserve gasoline and rubber for the American ...
All other roadways: 55 MPH. ... so be on the lookout for speed limit signs. ... 19-24 MPH: $150. 24-34 MPH: $500. If you are driving faster than 85 mph, you’ll probably be getting a super ...
Question: Something that has not made sense to me since I started driving (49 years ago) is the apparent discrepancy in the posted speed limit (for example 50 mph) and the cautionary speed signs ...