National Maximum Speed Law
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national-maximum-speed-law-207-7465601
title:
National Maximum Speed Law
text:
The National Maximum Speed Limit (NMSL) was a provision of the federal government of the United States 1974 Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act that effectively prohibited speed limits higher than 55 miles per hour (89 km/h). The limit was increased to 65 miles per hour (105 km/h) in 1987. It was drafted in response to oil price spikes and supply disruptions during the 1973 oil crisis. Even after fuel costs began to decrease over time the law would remain in place until 1995 as proponents
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Defunct U.S. federal highway legislation
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Maximum_Speed_Law
date created:
2006-08-10T20:06:54Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T02:44:13Z
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13
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