Today’s speed limits grew out of studies on rural roads from the 1930s and 1940s. Now states are looking to change guidelines

fortune.com/2025/08/17/speed-limits-guidelines-states-road-highway-safety-85-percent-rule

Rose Hammond pushed authorities for years to lower the 55 mph speed limit on a two-lane road that passes her assisted living community, a church, two schools and a busy park that hosts numerous youth sports leagues.
“What are you waiting for, somebody to get killed?” the 85-year-old…

This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-08-17 23:11:16.
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