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may 21 Learn More First Speed Limit Law Enacted


The first speed limit law was enacted in Connecticut on this day in 1901. New Englanders with lead feet had to keep the speedometer under 12 MPH or risk a run in with the authorities. Motorists hungry for speed could take it to the country where the speed limit was 15 MPH.

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