The first recorded speed limit was established in the United Kingdom in 1865, when the Locomotive Act set a maximum speed of 4 miles per hour for motor vehicles on public roads. This law aimed to control the increasing number of motor vehicles and ensure safety. In the United States, the first speed limit was enacted in 1901 in Connecticut, setting a limit of 12 miles per hour in cities and 15 miles per hour outside of them.
The posted speed limit is the max speed.
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You can be ticketed for traveling at an unsafe speed regardless of the speed limit.
Whatever the posted speed limit is.
When it is flashing the speed posted is the limit
The maximum speed limit.
In most states, the speed limit in a school zone when not posted is typically 20 mph.
If the posted speed is not safe at that time
When another speed limit sign is reached that changes the limit from the previously posted one.
When there is no speed limit sign posted on a road, it means that drivers should follow the default speed limit set by the law for that type of road.
Whatever the posted speed limit is.