jesster79

Quote: By the way, I am curious what are the speed limits in the US? and does it vary from state to state? Pmistry, The speed limit varies from state to state. President Clinton repealed the Federal highway limit in 1995, and allowed states to set their own limits. I live in Iowa. In the country 2 lane roads are generally 55 mph, 4 lane highways and interstates are either 55 or 65 mph. In urban areas, 4 lane interstates are generally 55 mph, but they may be lower in some spots. 4 lane highways are usually anywhere from 35 to 55 mph. Other city streets are usually anywhere from 20 to 55 mph - main city streets are 35 or 45 mph. The lowa legislature had considered raising the limits on interstates, but hasn't done so. Other states generally follow the same rules with all their roads, with the exception of interstate highways. Missouri is the only state I know of that has a limit of 60 mph on some 2 land roads in the country. As far as I know, everyone else is 55 mph. For interstate highways some states set their limits at 70 mph, others set their limits at 75 mph - particularly in the western states. Montana experimented with the "reasonable and prudent" for a time - meaning there was no set limit other than what was best for the road and enviornmental conditions. After a couple years, Montana decided that "reasonable and prudent" wasn't working, and set their limits at 75 mph. I drove through the southern part of Ontario back in 2001. For the most part I didn't have any trouble up in Canada. Though a couple times when the sign said 70 I had to remind myself, "they mean 70 kilometers per hour, not 70 miles per hour." When I seen the gas stations advertising 67 Canadian cents per liter, I thought at first that was a good deal until I realized that it took a little over three liters to equal one gallon. It took about $30 CDN to fill my tank. But by the time I took the exchange rate into consideration, it came out to be $18 USD to fill up the tank from 1/4 tank, or about $1.50 a gallon. Jesse