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Speed Limits in your nation

Postby Molsonian Republics » Mon Mar 24, 2014 1:02 pm

What are the typical speed limits in your nation? (Please put in both metric and US units out of courtesy for others.)

Typical Molsonian Speed Limits
Urban main roads: 35 MPH/55 kph
Urban local roads: 30 MPH/50 kph
Suburban main roads: 45 MPH/70 kph
Suburban local roads: 35 MPH/55 kph
Rural roads: 55 MPH/90 kph
Urban highways: 65 MPH/105 kph
Highways outside urban areas: 80-90 MPH/130-145 kph
Hillcrest-Celesco Causeway: 85 MPH/135 kph
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Postby Sibirsky » Mon Mar 24, 2014 1:07 pm

Speed limits vary by the road owners, operators and their insurers, but typical speed limits are;

Urban main roads: 45 MPH/72 km/h
Urban local roads: 35 MPH/56 km/h
Suburban main roads: 55 MPH/89 km/h
Suburban local roads: 45 MPH/72 km/h
Rural roads: 65 MPH/105 km/h
Urban highways: 75 MPH/121 km/h
Highways outside urban areas: 85 MPH to unlimited/137 km/h to unlimited.
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Postby Zhouran » Mon Mar 24, 2014 5:29 pm

Information from January 1, 2020.

Expressways in Zhouran are limited to 120 km/h.

Semi-expressways and city express routes generally have lower speed limits of 100 km/h: in some cases the speed limit may be lower.

On some designated "fast through routes" in cities, speed limits are up to 80 km/h. Otherwise, speed limits are 70 km/h on roads with two uninterrupted yellow lines and 60 km/h or 50 km/h otherwise. Signage in towns and on expressways is often present.

Minimum speed limits on expressways vary. A general minimum speed limit of 60 km/h is in force at all times (although traffic jams thwart it).
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Postby Auzkhia » Mon Mar 24, 2014 5:36 pm

Most highways have unlimited speeds, but with a recommended speed of 150 Km/h.
Some roads have 100 Km/h limits and city streets have 50 Km/h.
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Postby Swilatia » Mon Mar 24, 2014 5:40 pm

150 km/h on motorways
110 km/h on most other roads
50 km/h on city streets
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Postby Hosenaso » Mon Mar 24, 2014 5:42 pm

Cars are banned. We use bicycles, our feet and public transportation to get around. The speed limit for bikes is 40 miles an hour.

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Postby Venetia-Tatar » Mon Mar 24, 2014 5:49 pm

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Says it all, really! But motorbikies sleep at the wheel while autodriver takes them home after working all day...
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Postby Lolloh » Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:03 pm

We have no speed limits within Lolloh, since we believe it's overly restrictive. However, you can be ticketed for attempted manslaughter by driving over 80mph on highways and 50mph in urban areas, since it's implied that going that fast is bound to seriously injure someone. You can also be ticketed for noise pollution, and will be arrested and deported for driving a gasoline/diesel vehicle.
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Postby Greater Tion » Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:23 pm

It depends on what vehicle you're using, a so'wing goes normally faster than a jo'car.
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Postby Urran » Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:30 pm

The US standards of 10-25 Urban, 55-65 Highway.

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Postby Themiclesia » Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:51 pm

There are no speed limits. However, we take it that those brave enough to drive on our roads will judge for themselves that driving above 20 MpH (30 KpH) is a bad idea.

And our capital city Luttonwic is a giant no-car zone. Her streets are wide, but they are meant for pedestrians. Cars must drive around the city.
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Postby Peoples Republic of Cesarland » Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:10 pm

Urban main roads: 70 km/h
Urban local roads: 50 km/h
Suburban main roads: 80 km/h
Suburban local roads: 80 km/h
Rural roads: 120 km/h
Urban highways: 100 km/h
Highways outside urban areas: 200 km/h
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Postby Nazi Flower Power » Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:06 pm

The Reich doesn't have speed limits. We have more important things to regulate, like race-mixing and what kind of art is allowed.

Most people use public transit anyway, and travel between cities is usually by ferry.
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Postby Goeiehoopland » Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:13 pm

Though Goeiehoopland lacks any legally-binding speed limits, each street has a posted "safety speed;" if it can be proven that the motorist responsible for an accident exceeded this limit, his insurance company is not liable to cover auto repairs.
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Postby Eahland » Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:24 pm

We don't have speed limits, as such. We have posted recommendations, but they're non-binding - and highly variable, as our roads range from tracks practically indistinguishable from dry streambeds to highways with computer-controlled traffic flow unlimited by merely human reaction speeds.
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Postby Johto and Kanto » Tue Mar 25, 2014 12:20 am

There are no cars, and therefore the speed limit for public transit is just below lightspeed, so essentially no speed limit.
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Postby Victorious Decepticons » Tue Mar 25, 2014 12:30 am

Having speed limits would be outright un-Decepticon. You can go as fast as your engines and body construction allows, with only one caveat: Others will pre-emptively blast you if they think you're about to plow into them and don't expect to be able to get out of the way. Some will just pre-emptively blast you whether or not they could actually move out of your path. So if you're going to fly or run fast, be sure you give the impression that you know what you're doing, or else do it in some unpopulated area.

Also remember that the "laws" of physics always apply, so don't try to go Mach 10 over a city, please, unless you're so far over it that you're actually in space.

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Postby Nouvelle Valcluse » Tue Mar 25, 2014 1:12 am

Urban main roads: 50-70 km/h
Urban local roads: 20-50 km/h
Suburban main roads: 50 km/h
Suburban local roads: 20-50 km/h
Rural roads: 60-80 km/h
Urban highways: 110 km/h
Highways outside urban areas: 110-140 km/h

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Postby South Plains » Tue Mar 25, 2014 1:21 am

Speed Limits in South Plains
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Urban main roads: 40-60 km/h
Urban local roads: 20-40 km/h
Suburban main roads: 50 km/h
Suburban local roads: 40 km/h
Rural roads: 60-80 km/h
Urban highways: 100 km/h
Highways outside urban areas: 100-120 km/h
Southern & Northern Shaft Expressway: 140 km/h
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Postby European Prussia » Tue Mar 25, 2014 3:31 am

Urban main roads: 180 km/h
Urban local roads: 180 km/h
Suburban main roads: 180 km/h
Suburban local roads: 180 km/h
Rural roads: 100 km/h
Highway: No Speed Limit
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Postby Kenzinia » Tue Mar 25, 2014 4:39 am

Speed Limits in Kenzinia

Urban main roads: 50-70 km/h
Urban local roads: 30-50 km/h
Suburban main roads: 50 km/h
Suburban local roads: 40 km/h
Rural roads: 70-100 km/h
Urban highways: 120 km/h
Highways outside urban areas: 120-140 km/h
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Postby The English Regions » Tue Mar 25, 2014 8:40 am

built-up roads: 55 kph/ 35 MPH
Rural/ Main roads: 100 kph/ 62 MPH
Urban motorways: 130 kph/~ 85 MPH
Motorways outside urban areas: no limit
Bridges and Tunnels on Motorways: 130 kph/ ~85 MPH
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Postby Fatatatutti » Tue Mar 25, 2014 9:08 am

There are no speed limits in Fatatatutti. Telling people what to do is strictly taboo.

Our intercity highways are dominated by road trains - semi-trailer combinations with many trailers that can weigh hundreds of tons. Other vehicles travelling on those highways are well-advised to travel at the same speed (and in the same lanes) as the road trains.

In the cities, the average traffic speed is close to zero.

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Postby The Home of Kings » Tue Mar 25, 2014 9:14 am

The speed limit for all roads is the speed of light with increasing severity of punishment from highway to regular streets.

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Postby Ermarian » Tue Mar 25, 2014 9:47 am

The decentralized auto-net (which is made up of all the cars in communication with each other) uses advanced crowd models and predictive algorithms to gauge the optimal speed for every particular vehicle at every particular time. Since most itineraries are shared (anonymously) between cars, and there are years of historical data to deduce from, the net can precisely predict traffic hours in advance, and adjust the speed accordingly.

Once the auto-net has determined the speed a car is to drive at (based on far too many factors to count, few of them obvious), it is on that car's AI to follow the directive. The auto-net regulates itself, and will penalize or summon traffic control on vehicles that egregiously violate the protocol.

(There are no manually operated motor vehicles in the Empire anymore; biological drivers cannot possibly keep up with the AI vehicles' safety record.)

The average speed on a highway at traffic is approximately 90 meters per second (324km/h, 200mph) at low traffic, and 30 meters per second (108kmh, 70 mph) at high traffic. The average speed in suburban areas is 20 meters per second (72 km/h, 45 mph). Cars do not drive in inner city areas, and congestion or traffic jams are basically unheard of.
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