Speed limit - Revision history

Red marquis at 14:00, 9 September 2009

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	Ignoring countries without a speed limit, the highest speed limit is 160 km/h (100 [[mph]]), experimentally posted on selected test stretches in Austria and the United Arab Emirates. Very few public roads have no speed limit.		Ignoring countries without a speed limit, the highest speed limit is 160 km/h (100 [[mph]]), experimentally posted on selected test stretches in Austria and the United Arab Emirates. Very few public roads have no speed limit.
	~~Nathan, Alexander, Dillon, and Phillip are very greasy and stink like poop!~~
	~~Garbage~~
	~~Guzni smells funny.~~
	~~Tony is sweet and throws kids into fences!~~

			The first speed limit was the 10 mph limit introduced by the Locomotive Act of 1861 in the United Kingdom (automobiles were in those days termed “light locomotives”). In 1865, the revised Locomotive Act reduced the speed limit to 4 mph in the country and 2 mph in towns. The 1865 Act is also referred to as the "Red Flag Act": the law required a man with a red flag or lantern walk 60 yards ahead of each vehicle, enforce a walking pace, and warn horse riders and horse drawn traffic of the approach of a self propelled machine. The replacement of the "Red Flag Act" by the Locomotive Act of 1896, and the increase of the speed limit to 14 mph has been commemorated each year since 1927 by the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run.

	Some roads also have '''minimum speed limits''', where slow speeds are considered to impede traffic or be dangerous.		Some roads also have '''minimum speed limits''', where slow speeds are considered to impede traffic or be dangerous.

207.195.79.175 at 17:57, 8 September 2009

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	Ignoring countries without a speed limit, the highest speed limit is 160 km/h (100 [[mph]]), experimentally posted on selected test stretches in Austria and the United Arab Emirates. Very few public roads have no speed limit.		Ignoring countries without a speed limit, the highest speed limit is 160 km/h (100 [[mph]]), experimentally posted on selected test stretches in Austria and the United Arab Emirates. Very few public roads have no speed limit.
			Nathan, Alexander, Dillon, and Phillip are very greasy and stink like poop!
	Garbage		Garbage
	Guzni smells funny.		Guzni smells funny.

207.195.79.175 at 17:55, 8 September 2009

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	Ignoring countries without a speed limit, the highest speed limit is 160 km/h (100 [[mph]]), experimentally posted on selected test stretches in Austria and the United Arab Emirates. Very few public roads have no speed limit.		Ignoring countries without a speed limit, the highest speed limit is 160 km/h (100 [[mph]]), experimentally posted on selected test stretches in Austria and the United Arab Emirates. Very few public roads have no speed limit.

	~~The first speed limit was the 10 mph limit introduced by the Locomotive Act of 1861 in the United Kingdom (automobiles were in those days termed “light locomotives”)~~. ~~In 1865, the revised Locomotive Act reduced the speed limit to 4 mph in the country and 2 mph in towns. The 1865 Act~~ is also referred to as the "Red Flag Act": the law required a man with a red flag or lantern walk 60 yards ahead of each vehicle, enforce a walking pace, and warn horse riders and horse drawn traffic of the approach of a self propelled machine. The replacement of the "Red Flag Act" by the Locomotive Act of 1896, and ~~the increase of the speed limit to 14 mph has been commemorated each year since 1927 by the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run.~~		Garbage
			Guzni smells funny.
			Tony is sweet and throws kids into fences!


	Some roads also have '''minimum speed limits''', where slow speeds are considered to impede traffic or be dangerous.		Some roads also have '''minimum speed limits''', where slow speeds are considered to impede traffic or be dangerous.

PNiddy: /* See Also */

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PNiddy: /* External Links */

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External Links

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	In Canada, as in most other locales, speed violation fines are double (or more) in construction zones.		In Canada, as in most other locales, speed violation fines are double (or more) in construction zones.

			==See Also==
			* [[Miles per hour]]
			* [[Kilometers per hour]]


	==External Links==		==External Links==
	* [http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/publications/eng_publications/speed_review/Speed_Review_Report.pdf MoT Speed Review Report]		* [http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/publications/eng_publications/speed_review/Speed_Review_Report.pdf MoT Speed Review Report]

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North America

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	===North America===		===North America===
	[[Image:Texas_80_mph_speed_limit_unveiling.JPG\|thumb\|right\|Speed Limit 80 MPH sign on a rural stretch of Interstate highway in western Texas. It is the highest posted speed limit in the US.]]		[[Image:Texas_80_mph_speed_limit_unveiling.JPG\|thumb\|right\|Speed Limit 80 [[MPH]] sign on a rural stretch of [[Interstate highway]] in western Texas. It is the highest posted speed limit in the US.]]

	====United States====		====United States====
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	*45–65 mph (72–105 km/h) on rural two-lane roads		*45–65 mph (72–105 km/h) on rural two-lane roads
	*55–70 mph (88–112 km/h) on rural expressways		*55–70 mph (88–112 km/h) on rural expressways
	*65–80 mph (105–129 km/h) on rural [[Interstate ~~highways~~]]		*65–80 mph (105–129 km/h) on rural [[Interstate highway]]s

	====Canada====		====Canada====
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	In Canada, as in most other locales, speed violation fines are double (or more) in construction zones.		In Canada, as in most other locales, speed violation fines are double (or more) in construction zones.


	==External Links==		==External Links==
	* [http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/publications/eng_publications/speed_review/Speed_Review_Report.pdf MoT Speed Review Report]		* [http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/publications/eng_publications/speed_review/Speed_Review_Report.pdf MoT Speed Review Report]

PNiddy at 20:38, 27 December 2006

2006-12-27T20:38:52Z

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A road '''speed limit''' is the maximum speed allowed by law for road vehicles.

Ignoring countries without a speed limit, the highest speed limit is 160 km/h (100 [[mph]]), experimentally posted on selected test stretches in Austria and the United Arab Emirates. Very few public roads have no speed limit.

The first speed limit was the 10 mph limit introduced by the Locomotive Act of 1861 in the United Kingdom (automobiles were in those days termed “light locomotives”). In 1865, the revised Locomotive Act reduced the speed limit to 4 mph in the country and 2 mph in towns. The 1865 Act is also referred to as the "Red Flag Act": the law required a man with a red flag or lantern walk 60 yards ahead of each vehicle, enforce a walking pace, and warn horse riders and horse drawn traffic of the approach of a self propelled machine. The replacement of the "Red Flag Act" by the Locomotive Act of 1896, and the increase of the speed limit to 14 mph has been commemorated each year since 1927 by the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run.

Some roads also have '''minimum speed limits''', where slow speeds are considered to impede traffic or be dangerous.

===North America===
[[Image:Texas_80_mph_speed_limit_unveiling.JPG|thumb|right|Speed Limit 80 MPH sign on a rural stretch of Interstate highway in western Texas. It is the highest posted speed limit in the US.]]

====United States====
American speed limit signs usually read "SPEED LIMIT XX", such as "SPEED LIMIT 50" for 50 mph (80 km/h). A minimum speed sign reads "MINIMUM SPEED XX", such as "MINIMUM SPEED 45" for 45 mph (70 km/h). Speed limits on United States roads are usually:
*25–30 mph (40–48 km/h) on residential streets
*35–45 mph (56–72 km/h) on urban arterial roads
*50–65 mph (80–105 km/h) on major highways inside cities
*45–65 mph (72–105 km/h) on rural two-lane roads
*55–70 mph (88–112 km/h) on rural expressways
*65–80 mph (105–129 km/h) on rural [[Interstate highways]]

====Canada====
Since 1977, Canadian speed limits have been in km/h - they were previously in mph. A sign reads "MAXIMUM XX", such as "MAXIMUM 80" for 80 km/h. A minimum speed sign reads "XX MINIMUM", such as "60 MINIMUM" for 60 km/h. Typical speed limits are:
* 30–50 km/h (20–30 mph) within school and playground zones
* 40–50 km/h (25–30 mph) on residential streets within cities and towns
* 60–70 km/h (35–45 mph) on major arterial roads in urban and suburban areas
* 80–90 km/h (50–55 mph) on highways outside of cities and towns and urban expressways
* 90–110 km/h (55–70 mph) on freeways and rural expressways

Note that where more than one limit is given per road, it usually indicates a difference between provinces; however, within provinces, different roads of the same classification have different speed limits. For example, in Alberta and Nova Scotia some freeways have a limit of 100 km/h, while others have a speed limit of 110 km/h (70 mph). In Ontario, all freeways have a maximum speed limit of 100 km/h unless there is a lower posted limit. Speed limits are generally lower in Ontario and Quebec on comparable roads than in other Canadian provinces, except perhaps British Columbia. Examples of this disparity include rural two-lane highways in Ontario which have a standard speed limit of 80 km/h, while comparable roads in other provinces have standard speed limits of 90–100 km/h. In rural western Ontario, however, some two-lane roads have speed limits of 90 km/h.

In British Columbia, a review of speed limits conducted in 2002 and 2003 for the Ministry of Transportation found that posted limits on investigated roads were unrealistically low for 1309 km and unrealistically high for 208 km. The reports recommended to increase speed limits for multi-lane limited-access highways constructed to high design standards from 110 km/h to 120 km/h. As described in that report, the Ministry is currently using ''"...Technical Circular T-10/00 [...] to assess speed limits. The practice considers the 85th percentile speed, road geometry, roadside development, and crash history."''

In Canada, as in most other locales, speed violation fines are double (or more) in construction zones.

==External Links==
* [http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/publications/eng_publications/speed_review/Speed_Review_Report.pdf MoT Speed Review Report]

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	* [[Miles per hour]]		* [[Miles per hour]]
	* [[Kilometers per hour]]		* [[Kilometers per hour]]


	==External Links==		==External Links==
	* [http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/publications/eng_publications/speed_review/Speed_Review_Report.pdf MoT Speed Review Report]		* [http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/publications/eng_publications/speed_review/Speed_Review_Report.pdf MoT Speed Review Report]