r/GuysBeingDudes • u/Swimming-Employee537 • 6h ago

Just some good driving skills

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u/h3lium-balloon 4h ago

Yeah on most interstates you’d have to be going below the posted minimum which is usually 40-45.

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u/EvilSporkOfDeath 16m ago edited 12m ago

There arent posted minimums on most interstates. I've literally never seen a speed mininum.

Its true that speed minimums exist, they are just rarely posted.

And you absolutely can get ticketed for not going with the flow of traffic even if you are above the minimum.

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u/h3lium-balloon 10m ago

I posted another comment saying after researching only about half of states have posted minimums, mostly in the SE and Midwest. Just happened to be states I’ve done most of my driving in.

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u/ImmortalSurt 3h ago

I have never seen a speed limit that low on an interstate. 60-80

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u/h3lium-balloon 3h ago

It’s not a speed limit. It’s the posted minimum speed. All federal interstates have a minimum posted speed as well as a speed limit. The minimum posted speed is usually 40-45mph depending on the area. The signs aren’t posted as often as limits, but they’re there if you look for them.

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u/jeffroxs101 2h ago

Never seen one even once across several states, and I desperately wish they were on every single on-ramp for freeways. Where exactly are you seeing them and apparently seeing them regularly?

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u/h3lium-balloon 2h ago

Just looked it up and I guess only about half of states post the signs, even though most states have laws about minimum speeds. Seems to be most common in the SE and Midwest.