Maximum speeds in Wisconsin, unless otherwise posted:
15 mph: Within a school zone or school crossing when children and/or a crossing guard are present, in an alley, or passing a safety zone where a bus has stopped to load or unload.
25 mph: On residential and business streets.
35 mph: In outlying parts of cities or villages, or semi-urban districts outside cities or villages.
55 mph: On any highway or freeway in Wisconsin, except on multi-lane freeways and expressways posted for 65 mph.
70 mph *please note this is different than the video states above*: On rural interstate highways and some posted freeways and expressways (look for speed limit signs).
Speed limits are posted on many roads. Posted speed limits do not tell you at what speed you should drive. They only say you cannot go faster than the speed shown.
By law, you must go slower if conditions make the posted speed unsafe.
It is illegal to exceed the posted speed limit. Racing on the highway and driving recklessly are not allowed. You may not exceed the speed limit to pass another vehicle.
Speeding does not save you much time. If you travel 20 miles at 66 mph in a 55 mph zone, you only save 3.6 minutes. You can be stopped and ticketed, in which case you would lose more than 3.6 minutes, and you will be assessed points and a fine.
Note: Wisconsin law says you must not drive so slowly that you interfere with the normal and reasonable movement of traffic. You can be ticketed for impeding traffic. Some highways have minimum posted speed limits.
The Blog Video is a mandatory portion of the quiz for this session. If you do not fully answer each question, you will not be allowed to submit your quiz. Make sure you watch the Blog Video below, and answer the Blog Video Question in the quiz with complete sentences and proper grammar.
Write a 5-7 sentence comment based on the following questions about the Blog Video. Make sure you use proper spelling and grammar to create a clear and concise response.
The teens lost control of their car. What do you believe might have been reasons other than the weather that could have contributed to this?
What does “reasonable and prudent speed” mean?
Do you think the lack of driving experience may have played a role in this crash?
This crash happened at 8:30 am. Is that significant?
When the teens lost control of their car they probably were not very focused. The rain defiantly could be a factor in why they lost control, but two teens in a car typically means a bit of screwing around. I think when the officer said, drive reasonable and prudent, he meant, think about what the driving conditions are and don’t drive fast if it’s raining and be more alert depending on the situation. A lack of driving experience could for sure be a factor. New drivers don’t normally have the best maturity and they might have been screwing around.I believe its significant that the crash was at 8:30 A.M. because that means the teens probably weren’t as alert as they normally are.
One of the other reasons these teens could have crashed is they could have been texting and driving. what I think prudent speed means a speed that is safe in that environment/weather. The lack of driving experience may have played a role in this crash because they were teens and may not have that kind of experience. I think the fact that this crash happened at 8:30 am is significant because the drivers may have been sleep deprived and were really tired and were in no condition to drive. This is something that can be avoided if you drive appropriately in the severe weather conditions. If it is raining outside then they should drive slower than the speed limit but if the conditions are nice then you can and should drive the speed limit.
The teens could have been driving faster than the speed limit posted and then add the weather conditions it just makes it worse.The teens also could have been distracted on their phones or the passenger could have been distracting the driver. It means that no person should drive faster then the recommended speed limit and no driver should drive slower that is a problem to traffic.The lack of driving experience I am sure had a huge role on this because with the weather these teens did not have enough experience to know what the rode is like when the weather is bad. If the crash happened at 8:30 am the teens could have been very tired and not pay attention to the road. that is significant because the teens probably were up all night playing video games and they had to go on the road with the lack of sleep.
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