SF 594

1st Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to traffic regulations; restricting
differential between maximum and minimum speed limits
on interstate highways; amending Minnesota Statutes
2004, section 169.14, subdivision 8.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.14,
subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Minimum speeds.

On determining upon the basis
of an engineering and traffic investigation that a speed at
least as great as, or in excess of, a specified and determined
minimum is necessary to the reasonable and safe use of any trunk
highway or portion thereof, the commissioner may erect
appropriate signs specifying the minimum speed on such highway
or portion thereof. new text begin On interstate highways, the difference
between the maximum and minimum speed limits may not exceed 15
miles per hour, except in designated truck lanes where a lower
minimum may be needed to accommodate long grades. new text end The minimum
speed shall be effective when such signs are erected. Any
speeds less than the posted minimum speeds shall be prima facie
evidence that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it
is unlawful.