[OSM-newbies] Highway Types and Speed Limits

[David ``Smith'']

On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 3:46 PM, Mike N. <niceman at att.net> wrote:
> Even
> 'motorway' class Interstate roads vary from 55 mph to 75 mph depending on
> location, line of sight distance, and traffic.

There's even greater variation than that.  I-65 in downtown Louisville
has a speed limit of 50 MPH.  Portions of I-10 and I-20 in western
Texas have (daytime) speed limits of 80 MPH.  And there is a section
of motorway_link here in Columbus with a speed limit (yes, an actual
legal speed limit, not just a warning sign with a suggested speed) of
45 MPH.  It wouldn't surprise me if there is an example of a section
of mainline motorway somewhere in the US with a 45 MPH speed limit as
well.

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David "Smith"
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