Over the past few years the trend has been to increase speed limits across the country. For example in 2012, Texas lifted its speed limit to 85 mph, and Maine has raised speed limits on sections of some Interstates to 75 mph.
However there is now a move afoot to go the other way, as some cities and states begin to introduce lower speed limits.
As far back as 2009 in Columbia, speed limits were reduced to 25 mph from 30 mph and Portland, in 2012, agreed to reduce the speed limit in around 70 miles of residential streets from 25 mph to 20 mph.
Recently, in Baton Rouge speed limits were cut back to 25 mph on over a thousand miles of residential streets and one by one City Councils are jumping on the bandwagon to reduce speed limits in town centers and residential areas.
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If you or someone you love has been seriously injured or killed in a serious accident caused by speeding in Shreveport or elsewhere in Louisiana, call the accident attorneys at Law Offices of J. Ransdell Keene. Please, give us a call at (318) 219-3921, or contact us online, to schedule your free consultation.
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