{"id":368,"date":"2007-11-13T07:57:11","date_gmt":"2007-11-13T12:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nedandkathyswift.com\/?p=368"},"modified":"2007-11-13T07:57:11","modified_gmt":"2007-11-13T12:57:11","slug":"85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nedandkathyswift.com\/?p=368","title":{"rendered":"85%"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michigan has now adopted the 85% law for speed limits. The speed limit is not based on what the cities or counties set. Rather, it is based on the speed that 85% of the motorist drive at.<\/p>\n

The idea is simple. 85% of all motorist will drive at a speed that they feel is safe and appropriate even if that speed is higher than what is posted. The other 15% will drive at a higher and unsafe speed than the norm.<\/p>\n

So, the speed for any given road will be determined by the speed of 85% of the motorists. Therefore, cities and counties are to post speed limits based on the 85% rule rather than arbitrarily imposing speed limits.<\/p>\n

And while the 85% rule is now law, it will be a while yet before it will be successfully used to beat a speeding ticket.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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