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Summary of State Speed Laws Twelfth Edition DOT HS 811 769 December 2013 Summary of State Speed Laws Twelfth Edition Current as of October 8, 2012 DISCLAIMER This publication is distributed by the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in the interest of information exchange. The opinions, findings, and conclusions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Department of Transportation or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The United States Government assumes no liability for its contents or use thereof. If trade names, manufacturers’ names, or specific products are mentioned, it is because they are considered essential to the object of the publication and should not be construed as an endorsement. The United States Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... iii OVERVIEW NARRATIVE OF KEY PROVISIONS OF STATE SPEED LAWS .............................. v Key Provisions of State Speed Laws through October 8, 2012 .............................................................. vi ALABAMA .................................................................................................................................................. 1 ALASKA ...................................................................................................................................................... 5 ARIZONA .................................................................................................................................................... 8 ARKANSAS............................................................................................................................................... 13 CALIFORNIA ........................................................................................................................................... 18 COLORADO ............................................................................................................................................. 25 CONNECTICUT....................................................................................................................................... 31 DELAWARE ............................................................................................................................................. 35 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ................................................................................................................... 41 FLORIDA .................................................................................................................................................. 45 GEORGIA ................................................................................................................................................. 51 HAWAI’I ................................................................................................................................................... 57 IDAHO ....................................................................................................................................................... 62 ILLINOIS .................................................................................................................................................. 66 INDIANA ................................................................................................................................................... 73 IOWA ......................................................................................................................................................... 78 KANSAS .................................................................................................................................................... 83 KENTUCKY ............................................................................................................................................. 87 LOUISIANA .............................................................................................................................................. 91 MAINE ....................................................................................................................................................... 95 MARYLAND ........................................................................................................................................... 100 MASSACHUSETTS ............................................................................................................................... 105 MICHIGAN ............................................................................................................................................. 109 MINNESOTA .......................................................................................................................................... 114 MISSISSIPPI ........................................................................................................................................... 119 MISSOURI .............................................................................................................................................. 124 MONTANA ............................................................................................................................................. 129 NEBRASKA ............................................................................................................................................ 134 SUMMARY OF SPEED LAWS, 12TH EDITION i NEVADA ................................................................................................................................................. 140 NEW HAMPSHIRE ............................................................................................................................... 146 NEW JERSEY ......................................................................................................................................... 151 NEW MEXICO ....................................................................................................................................... 157 NEW YORK ............................................................................................................................................ 161 NORTH CAROLINA ............................................................................................................................. 167 NORTH DAKOTA ................................................................................................................................. 174 OHIO ........................................................................................................................................................ 179 OKLAHOMA .......................................................................................................................................... 184 OREGON ................................................................................................................................................. 189 PENNSYLVANIA ................................................................................................................................... 194 PUERTO RICO ...................................................................................................................................... 200 RHODE ISLAND .................................................................................................................................... 204 SOUTH CAROLINA .............................................................................................................................. 210 SOUTH DAKOTA .................................................................................................................................. 215 TENNESSEE ........................................................................................................................................... 220 TEXAS ..................................................................................................................................................... 225 UTAH ....................................................................................................................................................... 231 VERMONT .............................................................................................................................................. 236 VIRGINIA ............................................................................................................................................... 241 WASHINGTON ...................................................................................................................................... 248 WEST VIRGINIA ................................................................................................................................... 254 WISCONSIN ........................................................................................................................................... 260 WYOMING ............................................................................................................................................. 266 SUMMARY OF SPEED LAWS, 12TH EDITION ii INTRODUCTION The National Highway Traffic Safety provides that a slow speed is permissible when Administration is responsible for reducing reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or vehicle-related fatalities and injuries on our compliance with law. nation’s highways. 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