The speed limit in rural areas of Nebraska is 65 mph unless otherwise posted, although rural divided highways and Super two highways are posted at 70 mph. Media Contacts: Luke Robson, 402-471-1967 LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts and Senator John Murante announced the introduction of LB 1009, which will streamline and right-size speed limits for the citizens of Nebraska across the State. Conditions'. Pete Ricketts supports the bill sponsored by Sen. John Murante saying the measure would make Nebraska’s transportation system more effective, efficient and customer-focused. Gov. : All RVs are required to have flares or reflective signs. Specific sections of highway have a speed limit of 65 or 75mph, but most other areas, including state highways not otherwise posted, have a speed limit of 60mph. Pete Ricketts will raise the speed limit to … Interstate 80 (I-80) in the U.S. state of Nebraska runs east from the Wyoming state border across the state to Omaha.When it completed construction of the stretch of I-80 spanning the state on October 19, 1974. Speed limit changes in NE should occur in both directions of travel at the same point (a slowdown from 65mph to 45mph in one direction has a matching 65mph sign in the opposite direction of travel). In residential areas, the speed limit is 25mph. State of Nebraska Driver's Manuals (car), Audio Driver’s Manuals (car), Motorcycle Operator Manual, Commercial Driver's License (CDL), and Pupil Transportation Handbook. Nebraska State Statute 60-6,185 states: “No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway ... speed limit near this value is the maximum safe and reasonable speed. Together they form a unique fingerprint. The Nebraska Speeding Fine Schedule enforces a fine proportionate to the speed in excess of the posted speed limit you have been convicted of driving at. Nebraska. Moe Jamshidi, acting director of the state Department of Transportation, opposed the bill. Nebraska’s speed regulations are based on the same basic speed law that is used in all 50 states. Other states that allow 75 mph include Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Nebraska… The maximum speed on 4-lane divided highways will be 65 mph and the speed limit on a major portion of I-80 would be 80 mph. When a driver makes the choice to speed, it greatly reduces the driver’s ability to slow a vehicle when necessary, or to steer safely around an unexpected curve, another vehicle, and/or a hazardous object in the roadway. Notes: Speed limits on the Alaska Canadian highway vary between 80 and 100 kilometers per hour. Higher speed limits are established for Lincoln's collector and arterial streets. The law signed by Gov. Speed limit violations; fines. 1-5 MPH over posted speed limit: $10; 6-10 MPH over posted speed limit: $25; 11-15 MPH over posted speed limit: $75; 16-20 MPH over posted speed limit: $125; 21+ MPH over posted speed limit: $200 The Official Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Government Website. Studies have The current 65 mph speed limit will remain in place between the 27th Street exit and Lincoln's western edge. Nebraska will join Texas in making the interstate speed limit 85 miles per hour. Drivers beware. On Interstate 80 in western Nebraska, it is observed that the interaction of high truck percentages and large speed differences between passenger cars and trucks may result in moving bottlenecks. Violation Points Assessed; 1 thru 5 MPH (Citation date prior to 11/14/2020) 1 Point: 1 thru 5 MPH (Citation date on or after 11/14/2020) Mobile home tow is limited to 45 mph. ... Any minimum speed limit which is imposed under subsection (2) or (3) of this section shall not be effective until appropriate and adequate signs are erected along the roadway affected by such regulation apprising motorists of such limitation. Nebraska does not alter speed limits for work zones. The speed limit for most streets in Lincoln is 25 MPH. A new law allowing higher speed limits on Nebraska state highways is set to take effect on some roadways Thursday. All anyone has to do is try driving the posted 75 MPH and you get run … — A bill that would allow higher speed limits on Nebraska highways has won first-round approval in the Legislature, but it won't apply to Interstate 80. In the press release the state senator is quoted as saying “Local residents have supported a higher speed limit on Interstate 80 through our state. (1) Any person who operates a vehicle in violation of any maximum speed limit established for any highway or freeway is guilty of a traffic infraction and upon conviction shall be fined: (a) Ten dollars for traveling one to five miles per hour over the authorized speed limit;