When did they change the speed limit to 55?
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When did the United States change the speed limit to 55? When did St. Louis change the speed limit to 55? When did the San Ildefonso-Pojoaque stretch change the speed limit to 55? When did US 84/285 change the speed limit to 55? When did the entire US 220 alignment from NC 68 to the Virginia state line change the speed limit to 55? When did Tennessee change the speed limit for trucks to 55?
January 2, 1974
rebuild of I-64 During the closure and major rebuild of I-64
2007
2005
between NC 68 and NC 704
In the 2000s 2000s
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change the speed limit to 55
National Maximum Speed Law Speed limits in the United States Speed limits in the United States by jurisdiction Speed limit I Can't Drive 55 Road speed limits in the Republic of Ireland Talk:National Maximum Speed Law Speed limits by country Road speed limits in the United Kingdom Interstate 55 in Tennessee
[<b>edit</b>]. A sign next to a highway says &quot;<b>Speed Limit</b> 50&quot;. ... adopted this <b>55</b> mph (89 
km/h) <b>speed limit</b>,&nbsp;... <b>Speed limits</b> in the United States are set by each state or territory. States have 
also allowed ... For 13 years (January 1974–April 1987), federal law withheld 
Federal highway trust funds to states that had <b>speed limits</b> above <b>55</b> mph (89 km/
h). ... &quot;A 5 mph <b>increase</b> in the maximum state <b>speed limit</b> was associated with an 
8.5%&nbsp;... <b>Speed limits</b> in the United States vary depending on jurisdiction. Rural freeway 
<b>speed limits</b> of ... Within &quot;urbanized areas&quot;, <b>55</b> miles per hour (89 km/h) <b>speed</b> 
<b>limit</b> citations are given for &quot;waste of a finite resource&quot;. ... commission to <b>increase</b> 
<b>speed limits</b> up to 75 mph in rural interstate freeways, upon completion of a &quot;
traffic and&nbsp;... Road <b>speed limits</b> are used in most countries to set the legal maximum or 
minimum speed at ... However, some research indicates that <b>changes</b> in the 
<b>speed limit</b> may not always <b>alter</b> average vehicle speed. ... The United States 
instituted a National Maximum Speed Law of <b>55</b> mph (89 km/h), as part of the 
Emergency&nbsp;... &quot;I Can&#39;t Drive <b>55</b>&quot; is the lead single and first track from Sammy Hagar&#39;s eighth 
studio album ... The song is a reference to the since-repealed National Maximum 
Speed Law that set <b>speed limits</b> at <b>55</b> miles per hour (89 km/h) in the United ... I 
was traveling for 24 hours, I got to New York City, <b>changed</b> planes, Albany, New 
York. Road <b>speed limits</b> in Ireland apply on all public roads in the state. These are 
signposted and ... Smaller &quot;repeater&quot; <b>speed limit</b> signs are used along stretches 
of road where there is no <b>change</b> in <b>speed limit</b>, in order to remind motorists ... 
The general limit was reduced to <b>55</b> mph (89 km/h) in 1979 as an energy 
conservation&nbsp;... [<b>edit</b>]. This page&#39;s history shows O18 ... opposing the <b>55</b> mph <b>speed limit</b>. A road <b>speed limit</b> is the limit of speed allowed by law for road vehicles, usually 
the maximum ... Côte d&#39;Ivoire, <b>55</b>, 80–120 (130 in some exceptions), 90 (buses), 
75 (heavy goods) ... In June 2010, a motion has taken by the Turkish Grand 
National Assembly to <b>increase the speed limit</b> in double lane highways in rural 
areas&nbsp;... Road <b>speed limits</b> in the United Kingdom are used to define the maximum legal 
speed (which may be variable) for vehicles using public roads in the UK. <b>Speed</b> 
<b>limits</b> are one of the measures available to attempt to control traffic speeds, 
reduce negative environmental effects of traffic, <b>increase</b> fuel&nbsp;... Interstate <b>55</b> (I-<b>55</b>) in Tennessee lies entirely within the city of Memphis, located 
in Shelby ... Mississippi has already done so. Interstate <b>55</b> is one of Tennessee&#39;s 
interstates where the <b>speed limit</b> is 65 MPH instead of 70. ... This eliminates 
having to make a lane <b>change</b> in order to stay on I-<b>55</b> NB. Starting in 2018, a 
project&nbsp;...
1974
National Maximum Speed Law