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 70 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?
There are many other reasons the teens could have lost control of their car besides the weather are. The teens could have been distracted, tired, not paying close enough attention, or driving too fast. A reasonable and prudent speed means a speed that is never above the speed limit, and that is adjusted to road conditions such as traffic and weather. Their lack of driving experience may have played a role in this crash because they might have never driven in rain before. I don’t think the time had played a role in this crash because it took place at 8:30 a.m. and that isn’t very early.
The weather involved during the crash played a large role at the time. However, other results could have impacted the crash such as cell phones, other drivers, or even a passenger. In my opinion, reasonable and prudent speed relates to the speed that is safest at the time on the road due to traffic or weather. Another possible reason for the car accident could be the lack of driving experience. The teen girl had little to no experience driving in pouring rain. Possibly this could have been the other major result of the accident. The crash happened at 8:30 am, I do not believe this was significant because the teen should have been awake enough by then to drive and there would be enough light out to see clearly even while it was raining.
I think that the weather was the main distraction but it could of been something on the side of the road or something inside of the car that distracted the driver. Reasonable prudent speed is the lower speed you should be going when the weather has changed. I think the lack of experience played a role because the drivers probably did not have as much experience of driving in the pouring rain. So, with not as much experience they did not know how to react to the down pouring rain. I think that the time of the crash plays a big role because then you know that the crash did not happen at night where they could of not seen anything. Where if it happened in the day it would of been easier to see what is on the road.
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