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There are idiots everywhere.

There are impaired drivers everywhere.

There are people who are visually impaired to drive everywhere.

There are just plain bad drivers everywhere.

This is just an example of why posted speed limits are almost inconsequential. This is a parking lot so someone was just being one of the four possibilities above.

I hope the parked car was the one with the sun shade on the windshield.

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I think you will find that each car was driving along and came to a junction where there was not one of those "superfluous" stop signs so neither one slowed down and BANG!! :22yikes:

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Originally Posted by chuckinca (Post 299702)

I hope the parked car was the one with the sun shade on the windshield.

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Could be THAT's what the problem was - driver forgot to take down the sun shade.

I did not realize that 15 MPH was the posted speed limit in neighborhoods, I will have to keep an eye out in the future....gn

What statute is that ? ?

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Originally Posted by Skip (Post 299554)

State law says on any residential street, the speed limit is 30 mph. If a municipality (county, city or town) wants to lower it, it must be posted using the state's guidelines as to where and how often the signs should be.

If the street's not marked with a 15 mph sign, then you could ask the judge to through it out as not legal notification.

Skip

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Originally Posted by Russ_Boston (Post 299695)

:agree: 150%

I sure hope the auto insurance underwriters don't read this forum. Our rates are high enough now.

I can Certainly agree with this quote... !!! :agree:

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Originally Posted by memason (Post 299119)

Maybe an opposing view....but I read a lot about walkers, joggers, women with walkers, pets, bicyclists, segways, etc. on the streets. If seems to me that the streets were designed for automotive traffic and those are the ones who pay the motor fuel taxes and registration fees to maintain those same streets.

I'm not advocating that everyone drive 60mph in the neighborhoods, but 15mph is very slow. Correct me if I'm wrong, but school zones are designated 20mph. As other have noted, golf carts are passing you at that speed....and I would think even bicycles.

I'm just saying ...

Fedwitch, you go girl.....:MOJE_whot:

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Originally Posted by chacam (Post 299801)

What statute is that ? ?

316.183 Unlawful speed.

(1) No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing. In every event, speed shall be controlled as may be necessary to avoid colliding with any person, vehicle, or other conveyance or object on or entering the highway in compliance with legal requirements and the duty of all persons to use due care.

(2) On all streets or highways, the maximum speed limits for all vehicles must be 30 miles per hour in business or residence districts, and 55 miles per hour at any time at all other locations. However, with respect to a residence district, a county or municipality may set a maximum speed limit of 20 or 25 miles per hour on local streets and highways after an investigation determines that such a limit is reasonable. It is not necessary to conduct a separate investigation for each residence district. The minimum speed limit on all highways that comprise a part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways and have not fewer than four lanes is 40 miles per hour, except that when the posted speed limit is 70 miles per hour, the minimum speed limit is 50 miles per hour.

I do think 15 is reasonable though I've never really seen anyone go less than 20 mph <sigh>

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Originally Posted by jtdraig (Post 299981)

Fedwitch, you go girl.....:MOJE_whot:

huh?

I agree........... Huh?

speed limits are for safety. get with the program.

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Originally Posted by Russ_Boston (Post 298832)

Thanks for the warning - I didn't know it was 15mph.

I can only assume a resonable study was done to determine a safe speed. I agree with L2, I never limit my cart when in the neighborhood so I'm probably going closer to 20mph in the cart.

I agree. But now I'm going to ask what is probably considered a dumb question:

Where have you seen a speed limit SIGN that states it is 15 mph limit?!?!?!?!?

I've never seen one (south of 466)!!

Posting signs with the 15 mph limit seems pretty basic, especially when so many people move here from other states!

. . . . Just sayin' . . . .