If you’re planning a road trip this season, keep a close eye on your speedometer. Each state can set its own speed limits, so they vary widely across the country. A handful of jurisdictions maintain a respectable 55-mph limit on urban routes, while others keep theirs at 60, 65 or 70.
The Upper Limit?
Five states allow a head-spinning 75 mph on urban roadways, and on certain stretches of rural highways, it soars to 80 or even 85 mph.
Unless otherwise posted, 55 mph is the default limit on two-lane rural roads in many states. Posted or not, it pays to familiarize yourself with each state’s limits and let common sense prevail: always drive at a safe speed. So what states have the fastest and slowest urban speed limits?
Slowest Speed Limit (55 mph or lower)
- Alaska
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii (50 mph)
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
Fastest Speed Limits (75+ mph)
- Arizona
- Idaho
- New Mexico
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
By David Wright
Next article: 7 Bad Driving Habits to Avoid
Using your four way flashers is not a good idea in a snow storm , unless your traveling so slow compared to the traffic that is comming , or may be coming up on you doesn’t know your going that slow. As soon as they see you and can tell how fast you are going , turn off you four way flashers. Brake lites and turn signals are most times easier to see with four way flashers off.. keep right and pass left. Middle lanes and left lanes are all passing lanes and should not be used in general except for passing or moving left for oncoming traffic , or moving left so that a vehicle on you right can move out for those vehicles merging onto the highway. After passing move back right. Remember to keep at least two seconds of following distance and allow that much distance between you and the vehicle you’ve just passed, so he doesn’t have to slow down to keep his following distance. This may be hard to do if someone is tailgating you, but try you best with out pissing off the tailgater. One of the more important things is to do this all with extreme vigilance on you speed in relation to the speed limit. No one should expect you to go more than the speed limit if your concerned about getting a speeding ticket. This should also be a determine factored in the first place to move into a lane on theleft if there is traffic approaching in that lane. A determination should be made as to how long it will take to pass, and if it will be Benificial Enoch to counter the amount you will slow that other vehicle down if any.
In Massachusetts there is not only a speed limit of 55 mph for the Mass pike but a limit of no lower than 40 mph.
Louisiana
State Hwy. – 55 mph
Interstate – on city limits: 60, outside city limits: 70.
Utah should also be included in the fastest speed limits !!! Most of their limits were raised to 80 m.p.h. for the bulk of the freeways in the state (outside of city limits) !!! We loved driving on Utah freeways !!!
The speed limit in both NY & CT have a maximum speed of 65 MPH in many areas
That maybe because of NYC, where the speed limit is 25 but 65 upstate
There are posted speed limits and then there is the actual speed limits. That is the rule in New Jersey. You can witness this on i95.