While the autobahns of Germany typically have no speed limit, the city of Bremen was the first to introduce a speed limit of 120 km/h (74.5 mph), even less than the new 85 mph speed limit in Texas. Montana eliminated their "reasonable and prudent" speed limit in 1999 as being legally impossible to enforce; as of October 2015, the highest permissible speed was 80 mph on some sections of Interstate. Road speed limit: In town: 50 km/h (or 30 km/h in specially designated zones) Out of town: 100 km/h, or whatever speed limit is posted. * While it may be legal, it may not be wise. In the last few years, the issue of speed limits has intensified in Germany. Read more There are, however, stretches of the roadway where it is true, no speed limit.

2 Rhode Island speed limits are not set by law, but by state traffic commission. Germany generic speed limit sign at the border Highest speed in motorway is "suggested", not mandatory Poland has the world's highest speed limit which is 140kph on motorways, though the Austrians dabbled with having a 160kph variable limit on motorways in 2006. Unless posted otherwise, German federal motorways (Bundesautobahnen) have a recommended speed of 130 km/h but for vehicles of 3.5 t permitted maximum weight or less, no fixed speed limit. There are also stretches in some open areas the speed limit will be 81 miles per hour based on the history of accidents. On the motorway: Without any further signs 130 km/h is recommended but there is no hard speed limit. A 40 mile stretch of a toll road between Austin and San Antonio, Texas will allow drivers to go 85 miles per hour — the highest speed limit on any highway in the U.S. Variable speed limits are used on the M25 motorway in Britain with great success and they cut down on accidents and delays. There is also some tendency to do shenanigans with the Temporary road works on the motorway are usually a favourite for the police so obey the speed limit, which is clearly marked. That site is badly out of date. The speed limit was born in 1861 when the United Kingdom introduced a 10 mile per hour maximum known as the Locomotive Act. Road speed limits in the United Kingdom are used to define the maximum legal speed (which may be variable) for vehicles using public roads in the UK.Speed limits are one of the measures available to attempt to control traffic speeds, reduce negative environmental effects of traffic, increase fuel use efficiency and satisfy local community wishes. The UK is today one of the only places in the world to show speed limits in miles per hour, along with the USA while most other countries use kilometres per hour. 65 on select Interstate routes is by engineering investigation and case by case, not automatic or default. The highest speed limit in Canada is found on British Columbia's Coquihalla Highway with a speed limit of 120 km/h (75 mph). While there are still a few stretches of autobahn where it is legal to put the pedal to the metal and drive at top speed, those sections are limited, and growing more limited by the year. Contrary to popular myth, there are speed limits on the autobahn. German regulations, however, mandate that a vehicle is always under control, leaving room for the “reasonable speed” limits that are enforced in other nations. Highest speed in motorway is "suggested", not mandatory. That doesn’t sound too fast, especially in a place like Germany, but unfortunately for the young colt, the speed limit on the road he was driving on was 30 mph. – Mark Aug 25 '16 at 1:36 A 1991 case study used in the ETSC report illustrates the results of introducing a speed limit. Speed cameras are common in Germany (the country has one of the highest speed camera concentrations in Europe) and are found mostly in towns and cities. Formerly, British Columbia's Okanagan Connector and Highway 19 also possessed 120 km/h limits, but have since been reduced to 110 km/h. 1 Alaska’s default speed limit is 55 mph. GW Autobahn Rule 5: Obey the speed limit!