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Summary of State Speed Laws Eleventh Edition Current As of February 1, 2010 DISCLAIMER DOT HS 811 457 April 2011 Summary of State Speed Laws Eleventh Edition Current as of February 1, 2010 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 ........................................................................................................... vi ALABAMA .................................................................................................................................................. 1 ALASKA ...................................................................................................................................................... 5 ARIZONA .................................................................................................................................................... 8 ARKANSAS ............................................................................................................................................... 13 CALIFORNIA ............................................................................................................................................ 18 COLORADO .............................................................................................................................................. 26 CONNECTICUT ........................................................................................................................................ 32 DELAWARE .............................................................................................................................................. 36 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ...................................................................................................................... 42 FLORIDA ................................................................................................................................................... 46 GEORGIA .................................................................................................................................................. 52 HAWAI’I .................................................................................................................................................... 58 IDAHO........................................................................................................................................................ 64 ILLINOIS .................................................................................................................................................... 69 INDIANA ................................................................................................................................................... 76 IOWA.......................................................................................................................................................... 81 KANSAS .................................................................................................................................................... 87 KENTUCKY............................................................................................................................................... 91 LOUISIANA............................................................................................................................................... 95 MAINE ..................................................................................................................................................... 100 MARYLAND ........................................................................................................................................... 105 MASSACHUSETTS................................................................................................................................. 111 MICHIGAN .............................................................................................................................................. 115 MINNESOTA ........................................................................................................................................... 121 MISSISSIPPI ............................................................................................................................................ 128 MISSOURI ............................................................................................................................................... 133 MONTANA .............................................................................................................................................. 138 NEBRASKA ............................................................................................................................................. 143 NEVADA.................................................................................................................................................. 150 NEW HAMPSHIRE ................................................................................................................................. 157 NEW JERSEY .......................................................................................................................................... 162 NEW MEXICO......................................................................................................................................... 168 NEW YORK ............................................................................................................................................. 172 NORTH CAROLINA ............................................................................................................................... 179 NORTH DAKOTA................................................................................................................................... 186 OHIO ........................................................................................................................................................ 192 OKLAHOMA ........................................................................................................................................... 198 OREGON.................................................................................................................................................. 204 PENNSYLVANIA.................................................................................................................................... 210 PUERTO RICO ........................................................................................................................................ 216 RHODE ISLAND ..................................................................................................................................... 220 SOUTH CAROLINA................................................................................................................................ 226 SOUTH DAKOTA ................................................................................................................................... 231 TENNESSEE ............................................................................................................................................ 236 TEXAS ...................................................................................................................................................... 241 UTAH ....................................................................................................................................................... 248 SUMMARY OF SPEED LAWS, 11TH EDITION i VERMONT ............................................................................................................................................... 253 VIRGINIA ................................................................................................................................................ 258 WASHINGTON ....................................................................................................................................... 265 WEST VIRGINIA .................................................................................................................................... 271 WISCONSIN ............................................................................................................................................ 277 WYOMING .............................................................................................................................................. 284 SUMMARY OF SPEED LAWS, 11TH EDITION ii INTRODUCTION The National Highway Traffic Safety Racing on the Highway: Administration is responsible for reducing This is usually defined as driving any vehicle in vehicle-related fatalities and injuries on our
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