SUMMARY OF STATE SPEED LAWS, CURRENT AS OF JANUARY 1, 1997

This summary reports the status of State statutes (or regulations) that are concerned with either speed limit or speed related violations as of January 1, 1997 (unless otherwise indicated). The summary is divided into three areas: (1) Introduction; (2) Summary Tables; and (3) a State by State Analysis. The State by State Analysis is organized by State and then by specific legal topics. The State by State Analysis includes code and, where needed, case law citations, and can be used to facilitate the comparison of State laws in the subject areas. The Appendix, using the State by State Analysis' format, gives the Uniform Vehicle Code's provisions on speed limit and speed related offenses.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/13777
• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1997-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Tables;
• Pagination: 294 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Case studies; Laws; Legal documents; Speed; Speed limits; Speeding; State laws
• Identifier Terms: Uniform Vehicle Code
• Uncontrolled Terms: Speed laws
• Old TRIS Terms: Legal studies
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00732405
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-808 510
• Files: HSL, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 18 1997 12:00AM