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In article <4dca22$jdn@duey.gte.net>,
J. Adam Harper, MIS <jharper@gte.net> wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I wonder if anyone else has noticed the lack of speed limit signs on some LA 
>area freeways?

Tell me about it!!!
>Now that we have 2 speed limits, how will we ever know which one is the 
>correct one for the freeway we're on?  


From what I know, here's the speed limits for the freeways, and
if I'm wrong, I wouldn't mind corrections at all. A "(?)" denotes
uncertainty of the speed limit, so please correct or reaffirm it:

55 MPH:

  5 Golden State Freeway (between 110 and East L.A. Interchange)
  5 Santa Ana Freeway
 10 San Bernardino Freeway 
 90 Marina Freeway (?)
 91 Artesia Freeway
110 Pasadena Freeway
110 Harbor Freeway
101 Ventura Freeway   
101 Hollywood Freeway 
405 San Diego Freeway
605 San Gabriel River Freeway (?)
710 Long Beach Freeway

65 MPH:

  2 Glendale (Lanterman) Freeway
  5 Golden State Freeway (from 110 to LA-Kern County Border)
 10 Santa Monica Freeway
 22 Garden Grove Freeway (?)
 57 Orange Freeway
 60 Riverside Freeway
105 Century (Anderson) Freeway
118 Simi Valley-San Fernando (Reagan) Freeway
210 Foothill Freeway (I'm sure people go 100 on this one now :))


As a general rule, older, narrower freeways that are known for heavy 
congestion, like the 101 and the 110, are 55mph. The wider, more modern 
ones that are traditionally known for relatively light or freer-flowing 
traffic (105, 210) are 65.

An exception to the above would be the 10 Santa Monica, which is rather wide
and is known for extremely heavy congestion, but is 65.


>So, how do we assume we won't get a ticket if we go 65?

Go with the flow for now. If not, just maintain 65. It's not very likely 
that the CHP gives tickets for 65 mph driving in a 55 zone (70 maybe), unless 
traffic is relatively slow and you're obviously weaving erratically.

This 65 business is weird. I can remember crawling on the Harbor Fwy at 
maybe 15mph on Friday night, eventually going to about 50-55 for 2 miles, 
and then suddenly transitioning to the 65mph Century Fwy, where I had to 
escalate to 65-70 with the flow. It's supposed to be a great feeling, but 
for some reason it felt uncomfortable.

  
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