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  2. Hours of service - Wikipedia

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    After accumulating, for example, 70 hours of driving and on-duty time within a period of 8 days, a driver's daily driving limit may be reduced (70 / 8 = 8.75 driving hours per day). A driver may be allowed (but not required) to take 34 hours off-duty to reset the weekly total back to zero (also known as a "34-hour restart").

  3. Drivers' working hours - Wikipedia

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    Drivers' working hours. Drivers' working hours is the commonly used term for regulations that govern the activities of the drivers of commercial goods vehicles and passenger carrying vehicles. In the United States, they are known as hours of service . Within the European Union, Directive 2002/15/EC [1] is setting the rules regarding working ...

  4. Speed limits in the United States by jurisdiction - Wikipedia

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    The Minnesota Drive Expressway features a 60-mile-per-hour (97 km/h) speed limit, as does the Richardson Highway between Fairbanks and North Pole. Since the mid-1990s, Alaska's major highways have gradually been upgraded from 55 mph to 60 or 65 mph. However, several continue to carry the default 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) speed limit, including:

  5. Speed limits in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, speed limits are set by each state or territory. States have also allowed counties and municipalities to enact typically lower limits. Highway speed limits can range from an urban low of 25 mph (40 km/h) to a rural high of 85 mph (137 km/h). Speed limits are typically posted in increments of five miles per hour (8 km/h).

  6. Driver's licenses in the United States - Wikipedia

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    8 years; expires when driver turns 65 years of age, then 5 years after that. No. The license holder must log 30 practice hours or take driver education. No more than one passenger allowed in the vehicle or driving between 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. until reaching age 18 or holding license for six months, whichever is sooner.

  7. Speed limit - Wikipedia

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    Speed limits on road traffic, as used in most countries, set the legal maximum speed at which vehicles may travel on a given stretch of road. [1] Speed limits are generally indicated on a traffic sign reflecting the maximum permitted speed, expressed as kilometres per hour (km/h) or miles per hour (mph) or both.

  8. National Maximum Speed Law - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Speed limits by country - Wikipedia

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    60–80. Zimbabwe. 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph) 80–120 kilometres per hour (50–75 mph) 80–120 kilometres per hour (50–75 mph) Usual interurban (non urban) speed limit in the European Union (except Cyprus), Albania, Kosovo, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, outside of motorways and outside of expressways.