Speed limit

A speed limit is the maximum speed allowed by law for vehicles on a road. (Also, an axiom of Einstein's relativity theories states that the speed limit of the Universe is the speed of light in a vacuum, i.e., 299,792,458 metres per second.)

External links

• Association of British Drivers - Speed Limits: their correct use, setting, and enforcement
• Association of British Drivers - Submission for the raising of the motorway speed limit
• They call themselves the voice of the driver. But who do they really represent? A Guardian expose of 'The Association of British Drivers'.
• what speeding in France will cost you
• Aren Cambre's Speed Limit Facts Database
• picture of Kansas's old 80 mph speed limit sign
• John F. Carr's State Traffic and Speed Laws
• Speed Cameras:10 Criticisms and Why They Are Flawed From The UK Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety
• Transport, Local Government and the Regions - Ninth Report A comprehensive UK report into the effects of speeding.
• Speed and Accidents - Lets Put the Record Straight The UK Transport Research Laboratories response to the misrepresentation of their work by the ABD and others.
• The Speeding Driver: Who, How and Why? A major research report into the pyschology of the speeding driver.
• Slower Speeds Initiative A UK road safety organisation which campaigns for lower speed limits.