August 21, 2023
In 1901 Connecticut set the first numerical statewide speed limit—12 miles per hour in the city, 15 mph in the country. Nonnumerical speed limits existed earlier. For example, in 1652, New Amsterdam (now New York) issued fines for pulling wagons or carts at a gallop.
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