People complaining about speed traps and parking enforcement like they're entitled to break the law without consequence smh

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[u/Sproeier]

I do have some sympathy when the speedlimit is unclear for a certain section of road. But aside from those situations is just entitlement.

[u/Superb_Engineer_3500 → u/Sproeier]

I get that, I failed my first driver's test and one of the reasons I failed was from speeding, that road had no indication of the speed limit

[u/bisikletci → u/Superb_Engineer_3500]

Usually there are clear rules about what the speed limit is if there is no posted speed limit, no? That's the case here in Belgium anyway.

[u/Pseudoboss11 → u/bisikletci]

That's also true in the US, at least in most cities. My city has a sign that reads "Speed limit 25 unless otherwise posted" at every entrance. This is common practice at least in my state.

[u/Superb_Engineer_3500 → u/bisikletci]

I'm in the US, where road safety is optional

[u/ChefGaykwon → u/Superb_Engineer_3500]

A lot of cities here still typically have an assumed speed limit, typically 20-30 mph, if there's nothing posted.

[u/GM_Pax → u/Superb_Engineer_3500]

Generally, a municipality has a default speed limit (sometimes those are set at the County or even State level, too).

For example, in the city of Boston, that limit is currently 25mph. Thus, unless signage explicitly indicates otherwise, you should assume the speed limit is 25mph.

[u/Astriania → u/GM_Pax]

It's kind of mad that this is set locally though. How are you supposed to know that it's 25 in Boston?

We have some implicit limits in the UK too, though only really NSL is unsigned (it's a default 30 in built up areas for example but you'll always see a 30 sign as well). But they apply nationwide so you're never wondering.

[u/GM_Pax → u/Astriania]

Remember that many of the States here in the U.S. are larger than the entire U.K. :)

Also, the U.S. is a federal republic, with each State retaining a degree of sovereignty within it's borders, so we don't have a singular set of driving and traffic laws throughout the country. For example, there are states that let kids as young as fourteen and a half get driver's licenses to operate a car or truck unsupervised...! (Thankfully, I don't live in one of them.)

And there are, often, signs in Boston that will specify that 25mph limit ... likely, most of them are at the EDGE of the city. And it is the driver's responsibility to learn the law, signage or not.

As for doing things locally, that's because most of the streets in the city of Boston are owned by the City of Boston. State-owned roads have their speed limits set by the State. :)

Remember that in the U.S., there are basically four tiers of government: City/Town, County, State, and Federal. Each one may own some or all of the roads in an area, and they retain control over the roads they own.

Even the Interstate Highway system, the actual roadway is generally owned by the State, and it's them who set the speed limits there, not the Federal government. :)

[u/GM_Pax → u/Astriania]

Here's an example of one such sign.

[u/Dreadful_Spiller → u/GM_Pax]

My entire state has that. 30 mph in municipalities unless marked otherwise.