State Highway 180 near State Highway 64

Williams, ArizonaFeb 09, 20061 Comments

The speed limit is reduced from 65 MPH to 45 MPH. The signage warning of the reduced speed limit is easy to miss, because of extensive billboards in the vicinity. The area is extremely rural; there is no apparent justification for the reduced speed limit. The road being straight and open, with very little development around it, a motorist would reasonably presume the speed limit to be 65 MPH. A motorist who fails to see the 45 MPH posting (there is just one), and who continues at 65 MPH can be charged with a criminal violation, a Class 3 misdemeanor, for going 20+ MPH over the speed limit. A speed trap exists about 1000 ft into the 45 MPH zone, where highway 180 diverges from highway 64.

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The speed limit is lowered because of business entrances and the US 180 junction. I live in this area and have had people run this stop sign in front of me many times. If I had been going 65 I would have probably hit them. There is a speed reduced sign, then a 55 MPH sign and then a 45 MPH sign before getting into the business area. If you are paying any attention at all to what you're doing you know about it.
#1Sep 13, 2012Report Abuse

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