Night Speed Limits
The basic speed rule requires drivers adjust speeds to the conditions. This is usually relied upon to regulate proper night speed reductions, if required. Numeric night speed limits, which generally begin 30 minutes after sunset and end 30 minutes before sunrise, are occasionally used where, in theory, safety problems require a speed lower than what is self-selected by drivers.
Examples include:
- Some streets in Tucson, Arizona without street lights.
- Some Florida roads near SW Florida Int'l Airport near Cape Coral/Fort Myers.
- Colorado Highway 13, with a 65 mph day/55 mph night speed limit beginning 7.1 mi. north of I-70 from north of Rifle to CO. Hwy. 64 south of Meeker. Rural Colorado Hwy. 13 is 55 mph at night north of Meeker all the way to the Wyoming state line.
Some states create arbitrary night speed limits applicable to entire classes of roads. Until September 2011, Texas had a statutory 65 mph night speed limit for all roads with a higher limit. Montana has a statutory 65 mph night speed limit on all federal, state, and secondary roads except for Interstates.
Read more about this topic: Speed Limits In The United States
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