"Federal limits, state limits... This is something I don't understand."
It is a concept called federalism. The state has certain powers, and the federal government has certain powers. Joe On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 7:16 AM R.S. <r.skoru...@bremultibank.com.pl> wrote: > Federal limits, state limits... This is something I don't understand. > Standarization is good thing and common rules are easier to follow. > I just checked - 85mph in Texas, even for trucks. And 55mph in District > of Columbia (not to mention Guam). From the other hand Residential Areas > limits vary from 15 to 55mph. > Howeve it is matter of simple table with different values for each row > (state), because the columns (rules) vary also. That lead to confusion. > It's even more complex than baseball and non-SI measures! ;-) > > -- > Radoslaw Skorupka > Lodz, Poland > > > > > > > W dniu 05.08.2020 o 08:34, Bob Bridges pisze: > > Technically the 55mph limit wasn't a federal law; Rex is right that > speed limits are set and enforced by each state. But in the '70s Congress > (the Federal Congress) passed a law that Federal highway money would not be > forthcoming to states that allowed their speed limits to exceed 55mph. > Most states went along. The 55mph speed limit is long gone now; > interstates I drive on east of the Mississippi river are mostly 65 and 70, > except through dicey parts of cities where it can go as low as 55 or even > 45. I saw a piece of I-10 in AZ that was 75, or maybe 80, but that's all > I've seen myself. > > > > I remember my driver's-ed teacher in high school telling us that in some > western states the statutory speed limit used to be 120, and even that was > enforced spottily. > > > > Before the 55 limit, in 1972 and at the mature age of 17, I hitchhiked > across the country. (NC to CA; for Europeans, it's about 4100 km.) A guy > who picked me up in Texas had just had a new engine put into his car, and > he didn't want to go too fast until he'd broken in the engine a bit. But > the roads in Texas are straight and flat; he kept creeping up over 100mph > without realizing it. Then we'd hit a very slight curve, the car would > make a slight noise as it pulled against friction toward the outside of the > road, he'd glance down at the speedometer and slow down again. All very > interesting to a boy who'd never gone that fast before. But of course in > such flat land it didn't really seem that fast. > > > > --- > > Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 > > > > /* Wink at small faults; remember thou hast great ones. -Poor Richard */ > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Tony Thigpen > > Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 09:09 > > > > The 55 MPH limit was a federal law designed to force people to save fuel > > by driving slower during the 70's when the fuel crisis hit the US. And, > > we were stuck with for a long time even after the fuel crisis was over. > > Some studies showed that while it saved fuel for autos, it cost fuel for > > long-haul trucking. > > > > Just like the 18% interest rates of the 70's, we hope to never see a > > national 55MPH speed limit again. > > > > --- Pommier, Rex wrote on 8/4/20 9:01 AM: > >> Speed limits are different in the States based on which state you're > in. Each state can set its own speed limit. I am in South Dakota, and > most smaller 2 lane roads are 55 MPH. Many of the state 2 lane roads are > 65, and the interstates have an 80 MPH speed limit, the equivalent of about > 130 KPH. So the divided highways - at least in South Dakota - are > reasonable. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On > Behalf Of R.S. > >> Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 7:23 AM > >> > >> My opinion: I like american cars and roads. > >> However I don't understand common speed limit 55 mph which is in my > opinion too low for the road on desert. > >> > >> BTW: > >> Here in Poland default limit on highway is 140 km/h. > >> However in Germany default is ...your sanity. No speed limit. Most cars > have factory limit at 250 km/h, but not luxury ones. And yes, it is legal > to drive 300 km/h Of course this is for highways only. 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