Due to its enormous unpopularity, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality examined alternatives to the 55mph speed cap. Before the end of federal speed controls, the maximum speed limit was 65mph on Interstate routes and 55mph elsewhere. This is the mayor trying to balance her budget on the backs of struggling Chicagoans. In some cases, like Milwaukee Avenue through Wicker Park, new bike lanes and pedestrian crossings changed the landscape and lowered the speed limit. Jeanette Taylor, 20th, whose ward includes most of the park, said she was skeptical about the safety concerns, saying there are hardly, if ever accidents at that location in which people get hurt. [128] Although there are no signs to make drivers aware of the altered limit, the limit is signed on most roads where it applies. The standard speed limit is 70mph for rural freeways, a 45mph minimum speed limit, 65mph for other 4 lane divided highways, and 55mph for all other highways. They are located on cross-streets indicating cameras are ahead after you make a turn onto other streets. [29], Speed limits in California are mandated by statute to be set: (1) at or below the 85th percentile operating speed;[30][31] School zones in Florida usually have 1020mph (1632km/h) limits. At night time and also uncommon on the East Coast, the default speed limit is 45mph (72km/h) outside a business or residential district. Urban Areas are defined as: "an area of fifty thousand population at a density at or greater than one thousand persons per square mile". These criteria include school zone, alleyway, and residential area. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune). However, the House defeated the bill, and no efforts have been made to raise them since. This camera accounts for $2,013,120 in fines and ranks 8th overall. The 75 zone was established by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development in 2011 after a 2010 bill authorized the DOTD to implement 75 zones where proven to be safe.[79][80][81][82]. [180][181][182] Knox County (Knoxville) also petitioned the state to enact these speed limits in all of the neighboring counties of the Knoxville Metropolitan Area, as well as Jefferson County. The wording of the bill allows environmental speed limits already in place to remain, but no new miles of roadway may be subjected to environmental speed limits. With some cameras deactivated while schools are closed for the summer, there are currently 119 of the devices recording vehicle speeds and issuing tickets, according to the Chicago Department of Transportation. Interstates passing through "Urban" areas are dropped to 60mph (97km/h). [135] Warning signs are posted in all cases where the speed limit drops on a road. [162], 3364(a) also requires, "Except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law, whenever any person drives a vehicle upon a roadway having width for not more than one lane of traffic in each direction at less than the maximum posted speed and at such a slow speed as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, the driver shall, at the first opportunity when and where it is reasonable and safe to do so and after giving appropriate signal, drive completely off the roadway and onto the berm or shoulder of the highway. Our unidentified driver who got his tickets on Lawrence Avenue owes the city $140. I usually see them as a trap, he said. The speed limit is reduced to 55 on multi-lane highways in some urban areas (I-71/75 south of Cincinnati, I-64, I-65, I-71 and I-264 in Louisville, and KY 4 in Lexington. [238] Although there is no numeric minimum speed limit, state law prohibits the impediment of traffic by unreasonably slow speeds. Purple dots on this map show all accidents in which a child pedestrian or bicyclist was hit by a car since 2004, according to Chicago Police Department reports. In general, for speeding violations less than 10mph over the posted speed limit in a speed zone less than 55mph, one point is assessed; two points are assessed for exceeding 10mph over the limit or speeding in a zone with a speed limit of greater than 55mph. yes, by state law. 32:71(B)(1), Maine carries the highest speed limit on the East Coast, with Interstate 95 carrying a 75mph (121km/h) limit between Old Town and Houlton. "I go into the computer, pull it up on the computer and I will send it to the plotter, which cuts it on the green material that goes on top of the reflective white material," said Nicole Mattaliano, a sign painter. These signs typically display a 65mph (105km/h) speed limit, but this limit changes to 55mph (89km/h) on days when air quality is a concern. [citation needed] I-26 and I-81 in Kingsport, Bristol, and Johnson City continue with the staggered limits. On I-40, the speed limit will be increased from just west of Sallisaw to just east of Shawnee, from just west of Yukon to just east of Weatherford, from Clinton to just east of Elk City and from just west of the junction with OK 34 to the Texas border. School crossings with flashing yellow lights remain. As such, it has a 60mph speed limit from just north of, Route C in Cole County is an upgraded two-lane highway with shoulders, and has a 60mph speed limit from just west of, Route A in Osage County follows the former routing of. In 70mph zones, the default minimum speed limit is 55. Morgan Drive curves through Washington Park adjacent to a public pool, trails and ball fields. Thats a nearly 17-fold increase over those same months in 2019, when the city was only hitting drivers with $35 citations for going exactly 10 mph over the limit, and 19,480 such tickets were issued. Most non-interstate freeways such as the Athens perimeter highway, are posted at 55mph. Click here for more information about the Traffic Engineering Division. The maximum speed limit on other rural highways is 65mph (105km/h). 65mph (105km/h) in freeways or expressways. A school zone speed limit cannot be less than 20mph. Minimum 65 left lane signs are posted on I-40 west of Albuquerque, a night speed limit of 30mph is posted on, Truck speed limit signs are rarely posted. [72] Due to the high population density, the only freeways in Cook County that exceed a speed limit of 60mph are I-57 at the southern edge of the county, part of I-80 between Central Ave and Harlem Ave, I-90 west of Mt. However, between October 2015 and March 2017, no 80mph speed limits were posted in the state. In 1941, a speed limit of 70mph (113km/h) was established, only to be reduced to 35mph (56km/h) during the war years (194245). Nonetheless, there are 65mph limits on freeways in more heavily urbanized areas such as Albuquerque and Las Cruces. The typeface of the numerals on the signs varies greatly depending on which jurisdiction made the sign, due to its non-standardized design. List of the top ticket-issuing camera locations: State of Illinois unclaimed property auction starts May 1, Chicago radio host describes dodging bullets in New Orleans shooting. This allows prosecution under non-ideal conditions such as rain or snow when the speed limit would be imprudently fast. Since the mid-1990s, Alaska's major highways have gradually been upgraded from 55mph to 60 or 65mph. The driver may return to the roadway after giving appropriate signal only when the movement can be made in safety and so as not to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic. Other more standard signs can be mass-produced through silk screening. Four lane arterials and expressways can be posted as high as 65mph (105km/h). However, a new law has permitted urban interstates to now be posted as high as 70mph,[55] and some have already reflected this change, such as I-95 through Brunswick, I-85 in Gwinnett County, I-75 in Macon, Valdosta, and Tifton, and I-185 in Columbus . Effective May 28, 1999, as a result of that decision, the Montana Legislature established a speed limit of 75mph (121km/h). Four-lane roads may have a 65mph (105km/h) limit. The National Maximum Speed Law brought statewide speed limits up to 55. Prior to enactment of the National Speed Limit Law in 1974, Connecticut permitted a maximum speed limit of 70mph (113km/h) on rural freeways.[46]. For example, in Albuquerque the default speed limit is thirty miles per hour as per state law, but many streets have a different speed limit. By default, the freeway speed limit is 70mph (113km/h), with a minimum speed of 55mph (89km/h) for all vehicles, despite a truck speed limit of 65mph (105km/h)effectively permitting trucks only a 10mph (16km/h) range of legal speeds. This way, people will hopefully realize it and slow down.. To then have a really trivial way to tax people, it seems very sneaky to me.. The law's practical effect was to require numeric speed limits on all roads and disallow any speed limit higher than 75mph (121km/h). The March and April data the city provided tallied tickets issued from 158 cameras. The speed limit when towing a mobile home is 45mph (72km/h). [1] The lowest maximum speed limit in the country is 30 miles per hour (48km/h) in American Samoa. [154] Signs were erected on July 22, 2014. Dansby Swanson, bloodied by his own helmet, helps the Chicago Cubs shake off a weekend sweep with a 5-1 win, Discovery channeled. Veteran Chicago music producer Steve Albini said hed like to see the speed camera program provide some kind of leniency or forgiveness for those with economic hardships. Some school zones there have twenty miles per hour speed limits. The statute also allows 60mph (97km/h) speed limits on a number of specified non-limited access, multilane, divided highways.[223]. [201] Facing immense opposition,[202][203] poor compliance,[204] and the finding that lowered speed limits produced only a fraction of the originally estimated emissions reductions,[205] the TCEQ relented and reverted to the 5mph reduction scheme.[206]. It is also only in effect on days that the school the road goes near is in session. One road has a posted limit of 45mph/trucks:35 in Escondida, just north of, State Highway 30, a paved two-lane road with shoulders, has a 55mph speed limit from, The posted speed limit on Silver Avenue in. This is a map the city of Chicago produced as part of its rankings of safety zones for speed cameras. Furthermore, the speed limit drops from 65mph on rural highways to 40mph (64km/h) at the approach to the CanadaUS border on Interstates 89 and 91, at Highgate and Derby Line, respectively. The 50yearold driver (Rudy Stanko) was operating a 1996 Chevrolet Camaro with less than 10,000 miles (16,000km) on the odometer. [4] If the speed limit is not otherwise posted, it is: Trucks carrying hazardous materials are not to exceed 55 miles per hour (89km/h).[5]. As of October 1, 2015, the maximum speed limit in Montana is 80mph (129km/h). For example, in the Detroit metro area, I-75 southbound enters Detroit at M-102 (8 Mile Road, exit 59) and maintains a 70mph (113km/h) limit all the way until the interchange with I-94 (exit 53), where the speed limit drops to 55mph (89km/h). The law allows raising or lowering the statutory limit only if an engineering and traffic investigation indicates that a different limit is appropriate. Beginning on January 1, 2020, a tax is imposed on the privilege of using in this State a parking space in a parking area or garage for the use of parking one or more motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, or other self-propelled vehicles, at the rate of: 2019 Chicago Parking Meters, LLC. [224] As of July 1, 2010, VDOT increased the speed limit to 70mph on a portion of one highway (I-295 south of I-64). CHICAGO The city is ticketing people for going 6 mph over the speed limit starting Monday. In the Central Business District outside the Loop (area bounded by Lake Michigan to the east, North Avenue to the north, Halsted to the west, and Roosevelt Road to the south), rates are $4.75 per hour from 8:00 a.m. to midnight. However, when signs are not present, the speed limit is still 35mph by default. The second map shows how the city says it determines the need for cameras, based on broader criteria including all types of accidents. ODOT has not chosen a variation of speed between two-lane roads in Oregon, regardless of the terrain. The maximum speed limit on Interstate Highways is 75mph (121km/h). New York law allows area speed limits. The minimum speed limit on Kansas Interstates is 40mph. "11:08 a.m., 6:04 p.m. on Lawrence Avenue," the driver said. However, "an alleged failure to post [such a speed limit sign] is not a defense to a prosecution" in the case of such statutory limits.[243]. Most non-Interstate Highways are 55mph (89km/h), but some rural four-lane divided highways are set at 60mph (97km/h). SC 31 was originally posted at 60mph when it was built in 2004. Frequent advertising campaigns on in-state radio stations remind residents of this (as of January 2013).[50]. [237] In addition to a basic speed rule, Wisconsin law specifies certain occasions where reduced speeds are required includingand not limited to the approaches and traverses of rail crossings, winding roads, roads where people are present, and the crests of grades. The CBS 2 Investigators learned the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) Sign Shop put up that sign on Cicero with the wrong hours in July 2020. A speed limit of 60mph (97km/h) is typically used in suburban areas such as I-494 and I-694 loops in the Twin Cities metro area. The Caddo Parish 75 zone is split into two portions, from the DeSoto-Caddo Parish line to Louisiana Highway 526, and from Louisiana Highway 1 to the Arkansas state line. Speed limits in the United States by jurisdiction, Elimination of Dallas-Fort Worth region environmental speed limits, Public opposition to speed limits being set by an authority, often arise because such agency has been viewed as abusing its powersuch as by arbitrary indiscretion or by creating "speed traps". [132] In residential neighborhood areas outside of New York City range between 30 and 40mph and 3545mph on suburban/urban arterial routes. In 55mph, and 65mph urban interstate zones, the minimum is 40mph (64km/h). In all, cameras across Chicago issued 322,447 of the $35 tickets during the first two months, which will bring in $11.3 million to city coffers if violators pay all the fines. Speed limits for all roads within Connecticutincluding local streetsare established by the State Traffic Commission, an agency composed of members of the Department of Motor Vehicles (CTDMV), the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP), and the Department of Transportation (CONNDOT). [citation needed]. red light. In 1995, the state raised the speed limit on rural stretches of Interstate Highways and the Pennsylvania Turnpike system to 65mph (105km/h), with urban areas having a 55mph (89km/h) limit. [199] However, follow-up studies found that the actual reduction is far less: With both of these facts combined, it is possible that the speed limit reductions only provide a thousandth of the total emissions reductions necessary for Clean Air Act compliance. in Des Plaines has been increased to 70mph, and from Mt. As long as the speed limit is 30 miles per hour, you don't have to post signs," said Luann Hamilton, CDOT Deputy Commissioner, Division of Project Development. Additionally, the new Gandy Freeway in St Petersburg has a speed limit as low as 45mph (72km/h). In roughly a 50-mile (80km) radius of the HoustonGalveston and DallasFt. "I've had people contact us who have gotten multiple of these tickets before they even knew there was enforcement.". she said. However, there are a couple roadways that get 25mph to 30mph drops as well. A driver can appeal warnings or fines, and the potential defenses are listed on the city of Chicago website. In the Far South Side West Pullman neighborhood, a camera on 127th Street issued 7,881 of the $35 tickets during the first two months in which the city gave less leeway to speeders. It is more common to see 55mph on the Eastern Shore and in Frederick and Carroll counties than the Baltimore-Washington corridor and Western Maryland. "[223], The same statute contains a number of exceptions, however, allowing higher speed limits "where indicated by lawfully placed signs, erected subsequent to a traffic engineering study and analysis of available and appropriate accident and law-enforcement data". A speed limit of 70mph (113km/h) is relatively common on Interstates and non-Interstate freeways in much of rural North Carolina, especially in the eastern portion of the state. Digital signs had been erected along the freeway as well as additional signs alerting drivers about the use of variable speed limits. These speed limits are generally considered to be grandfathered in, per a policy from NCDOT stating new speed limits below 25mph "will generally not be approved. However, because the Basic Speed Law establishes prima facie limits, not absolute ones, they can also defend against a citation for speeding "by competent evidence that the speed in excess of said limits did not constitute a violation of the basic speed law at the time, place and under the conditions then existing", per section 22351(b) of the California Vehicle Code. In 2017 speed limits began increasing to 65mph on several select two-lane roads in both the Lower and Upper Peninsulas of Michigan, including US 2 from St. Ignace to Rapid River and M-28 from I-75 to Munising. In Chicago neighborhoods (area outside the downtown area bounded by Roosevelt Avenue to the south, North Avenue to the north and Halsted Street to the west), most rates are $2.50 per hour from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. On Sundays, motorists can park for free in some spaces in this area. Municipalities, on the other hand, can set speed limits on city-controlled roadways, subject to applicable state laws. Speed camera tickets are rarely appealed. While the warning signs for park cameras state that the camera enforcement hours are 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., hearing officers have overturned tickets on the grounds that signs posted . Two lane routes that have a speed limit of 55mph enforce mandatory headlight use. In California, the maximum speed in school zones is 15 or 25mph (24 or 40km/h), but may only be in effect when children are present within that school zone.[33][37]. Many miles of NTTA roadways never were subjected to ESLs because either 1. they never had a 65 mph or higher limit or 2. the road first opened after ESLs were repealed. A proposed alternative was to restore passenger vehicle limits but retain a 55mph truck speed limit. However, Caltrans or a local agency can post a speed of up to 65mph (105km/h) after an engineering study.[43]. The top speed limit in most residential/urban and business district areas is at 30mph, and state law prohibits speed limits below 25mph on most common residential areas, though a speed limit of 25 is mainly only used in the New York City area and rarely seen outside of said area. The second map shows how the city says it determines the need for cameras, based on broader criteria including all types of accidents. That wrong sign is on Cicero Avenue near Gunnison Street and points to a speed camera around the corner at 4831 W. Lawrence Ave. That's where one driver we spoke with got several of those new $35 tickets after 9:30 in the morning. Outside of Bernalillo County, no points are assessed to one's license for speeding in rural areas in New Mexico, unless the excessive speed was a contributing factor to a traffic accident. / CBS Chicago. To purchase a monthly parking pass please visit www.cpmpermits.com, * Price is inclusive of all taxes (City, County and State). According to NHTSA, even though each state sets its own speed limit, most follow the 30 mph for urban areas. Some interstates in small cities (e.g. Ald. Generally there is no minimum on interstates to allow for slow moving farm equipment. Its just too dangerous, Moore said. The District of Columbia has a maximum speed limit of 55mph (89km/h), although speed limits as low as 40mph (64km/h) can be posted, such as on the Eisenhower Freeway. If you should come across a damaged or missing street sign, you should report it to the city by calling 311. [241] 15mph (24km/h) limits apply in school zones (on major roads during school arrival and dismissal periods only), near parks with children, and in alleys. The bill passed the Senate on February 25 and raised the speed limit on certain freeway sections to 80mph on July 1, 2014. Depending on where and when you park in Chicago, the cost and hours of operation vary. The state's 4 lane Divided Highways as well as 2 short stretches of undivided 4 lane highways (US 2 around Rugby and U.S. 83 as it passes the eastern Lake Sakakawea Reservoir) usually carry a 70mph limit, with 2 lane restricted to up to a 65mph limit, and gravel roads have up to 55mph limits. At one time, portions of Interstate 76 and Interstate 77 in downtown Akron had a maximum speed limit of 50mph and a minimum speed limit of 35mph. But there is no such mercy for drivers who are still expected to pay the fines. Primary two-lane highways in open areas with parking shoulders often have 65mph limits. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. Speed limits in freeway work zones are statutorily limited to 60mph (97km/h) 24 hours per day. On US 52 northbound approaching Kingstree, the speed limit drops from 60mph (97km/h) to 35mph (56km/h). [142], On July 28, 2020, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority approved raising posted speed limits to 80mph on 104 miles of turnpikes:[146]. The phrase "reasonable and prudent" is found in the language of most state speed laws. Am I supposed to guess?". In December 2018, the Nevada DOT increased the speed limit on more sections of I-80 to 80mph. It includes all accidents of any type, regardless of whether they involved speed, children or pedestrians. (Before the new rule was implemented, people going exactly 10 mph over the limit were fined $35, and faster violators got $100 tickets.) [129], The highest posted speed limit in New York is 65mph (105km/h), found only on limited-access freeways (including some state highways, most of the New York State Thruway and select Interstate Highways). By statute, other state maintained roads may have speed limits of up to 75mph. They're made in the city's sign shop. One of the drivers affected was Julind Agalliu. [115][116], On February 21, 2018, the Nevada DOT increased the speed limit on I-80 to 80mph between Oasis and West Wendover.[117]. Chicago Tribune Mar 01, 2021 at 12:28 pm With new, more strict rules for Chicago speed cameras, a driver can get ticketed for going 6 mph over the limit. Here's what happened. Within "business or residential" districts, exceeding the speed limit by more than 20 miles per hour (32km/h) is considered criminal. The speed limit on certain two-lane highways is 70mph including US 95 to the Oregon border (where the speed limit is 65mph for trucks)[114] and on certain sections of US 6 and 50 in the Nevada desert. The street signs are custom made. speed. Interstate highways and freeways in rural areas: 70mph, Expressways in rural areas: 65mph (notable exceptions being the US 54 & US 63 Expressways to the north of Jefferson City, which are at-grade expressways with a 70mph speed limit), Interstates, freeways, and expressways in urban areas: 60mph, Other numbered state-maintained rural highways: 60mph, Route A in Jefferson County, an upgraded two lane road with shoulders, has a 60mph speed limit. The highest speed limit in the country is 85mph (137km/h), which is posted on a single stretch of tollway in exurban areas outside Austin, Texas. That's a nearly 17-fold increase over those same months in 2019, when the city was only hitting drivers with $35 citations for going exactly 10 mph over the limit, and 19,480 such tickets were. The West Virginia Turnpike between Chelyan and Mahan, and I-77 between Princeton and Bluefield has a 60mph speed limit because of sharp curves. [citation needed], Georgia is one of few states with anti-speed trap laws passed in the late 1990s. On July 20, 2015, Governor Brown signed HB 3402 into law. I-29 in Kansas City has a limit of 70mph north of Barry Road in Platte County to south of Highway 169 in Buchanan County where the limit drops to 65mph. New Mexico Statutes Chapter 66 Article 7 Part 4 Statute 66-7-301 (and in subsequent references 303, 305, 308, 311, 316, 317), New Mexico Statutes Chapter 66 Article 7 Part 4 Statute 66-7-305, 308, 311, 316, 317, New Mexico Statutes Chapter 66 Article 7 Part 4 Statute 66-7-301, 303, 5122. I-95 through suburban Savannah between exits 102 and 99, I-16, from the interchange with I-75 in central Macon eastbound past Exit 2, and east of exit 157, with the interchange for I-95, is also at 65mph. However it is undeniable that hundreds of thousands of new violators are creating a huge revenue generator. "Traffic Speeds on Interstates and Freeways 10 Years After Repeal of National Maximum Speed Limit." When Lightfoot included the new rule in her 2021 budget, the city estimated all fines and fees would bring in about $39 million more this year than last year. (e) A first violation of this Section is a petty offense with a minimum fine of $250. It can also be found on a portion of US 301 known as the Starke Bypass. We wondered if there are other wrong signs out there. In downtown Los Angeles, the maximum speed limit is 55mph (89km/h). [48] In January 2017, the speed limit on Delaware Route 1 between Trap Shooters Road and the Puncheon Run Connector in Dover was increased from 55 to 60mph (89 to 97km/h) while the speed limit on the Puncheon Run Connector was increased from 50 to 60mph (80 to 97km/h).[49]. Four-lane bypasses at 60mph can be found in Marion and Sumter, but others remain at 55mph (89km/h). On February 6, 2012, the Indiana Toll Road was raised from the Illinois state line to mile marker 20 to 70mph (113km/h) after a major highway reconstruction project. The entry to such an area is to be marked by speed limit signs. In downtown areas, it's common to encounter 20mph speed limits, although those are not statutory at the state level, and are typically controlled by the municipality the area is within. Since the state is largely suburbanized, it ranges between 25 and 50mph depending the jurisdiction of the road and whether the municipality is township, village, town, borough or city status. Rural Interstate Highways are posted at 70mph (113km/h). It also increases speed limits on several other two lane rural highways to 65mph for cars and 60mph for trucks in Eastern Oregon. Arkansas. speed limit added to several new routes in southeast Wisconsin", "Wyoming House endorses higher highway speed limit", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speed_limits_in_the_United_States_by_jurisdiction&oldid=1150187740, 45mph (72km/h) on rural paved county roads, 25mph (40km/h) in a residential district, 20mph (32km/h) on narrow, winding mountain roads, 25mph (40km/h) in any business district, 30mph (48km/h) in any residential district, 40mph (64km/h) on open mountain highways, 30mph (48km/h) within municipal districts, 15mph (24km/h) in a school zone within 30 minutes of the beginning or end of the school day or whenever/wherever children are present, 20mph (32km/h) near an intersection "when the operator's view is obstructed", unless, 25mph (40km/h) in business or residential districts, or other built-up areas, 15mph (24km/h) in the area of a vehicle (for example, an, 20mph (32km/h) in a school zone when children are present, 30mph (48km/h) on a road in a "thickly settled" or business district for at least, 40mph (64km/h) on a road outside of a "thickly settled" or business district for at least, 50mph (80km/h) on a divided highway outside of a "thickly settled" or business district for at least. Many suburban 2- and 4-lane roads, as well as most 4-lane roads within municipal limits, carry a 45mph speed limit. Interstate speed limits in South Carolina are posted at 70mph (113km/h). Earlier, CDOT also issued this longer statement: "The goal of Chicago's Child Safety Zone program is not to issue tickets, but to encourage safer driving behavior and discourage speeding that is correlated with severe injuries and deaths in traffic crashes. 10mph (16km/h) default speed limits apply, unless modified by the managing authority, on "service roads" within corporate limits. As effectively from the law,[165] the following speed limits are: Most freeways can have speed limits up to 65mph (105km/h), while other expressways have speed limits up to 55mph. Studies began for other areas later of that summer. Under existing rules, cars caught by a camera going 10 mph over the limit get a $35 ticket, while those traveling 11 mph and up above the posted speed get tagged for a $100 fine. These speed limits, as of January 2012, are now posted as "Advisory Speed Limits". They reappeared with the introduction of 65mph (105km/h) limits in 1987. Im not a fan of the speed cameras. [131] This sign is sometimes misused in locations where the speed limit changes to a speed other than 55mph. That includes where the limit is posted at 55 and 65mph. [157][158] A total of 396 miles (637km) of the Pennsylvania Turnpike system increased from 65 to 70mph (105 to 115km/h), including the extensions in Southwestern Pennsylvania. In June 2015, the Arkansas Highway Commission authorized the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) to raise the speed limit on undivided 4 and 5 lane roads from 55 to 60mph (89 to 97km/h), and divided 4 lane roads from 55 to 65mph (89 to 105km/h); these changes affect 285 miles (459km) of Arkansas highways.