[Talk-us] User randomly adding speed limits across the US

Paul Johnson baloo at ursamundi.org
Mon Dec 1 16:26:20 UTC 2014


On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 10:21 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist at gmail.com
> wrote:

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> 2014-12-01 17:05 GMT+01:00 Paul Johnson <baloo at ursamundi.org>:
>
>> We just get crazy with it.  The two signs below tend to be common in
>> Oklahoma.  Entering most towns you see a sign similar to this one:
>> http://imgur.com/QhYtLhl
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> so what's the limit in alleys then? ;-)
>

Well, in Oregon, unless otherwise posted, they're 15 MPH or what's
reasonable and safe, whichever is lower, under Oregon's basic speed rule.
In Oklahoma, I don't think I've ever seen an alleyway with a speed limit,
but given that 1) it's windy, so any street furniture like trash barrels
tend to blow around if you don't keep a cinderblock in the bottom, and thus
need to either get out and push 'em back out of the way or just nudge 'em
out of the way with your vehicle, 2) extremely narrow, with buildings
usually immediately abutting, often with dumpsters and fire escapes (and if
not that, unpaved and extremely rough from heavy garbage trucks stopping
and starting in the mud).  If you can do more than single digits down an
alley 'round these parts without having common sense enforced by Officer
Isaac Newton, you might not actually be on an alley.  ;o)
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