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Montgomery County Slows Down for Safety | Washington DC News
Montgomery County is rolling out speed limit reductions on 33 streets and partnering with the state on 5 major roads to boost safety, using a 2021 law to legally lower limits as low as 20 mph on local roads and 15 mph in rare cases, with shared roads capped at 25–35 mph, aiming for all signs up by August, while redesigning crash-prone areas like New Hampshire Avenue, launching education and enforcement campaigns to curb speeding and distracted driving, and emphasizing that lower speeds dramatically increase survival chances in accidents — many changes driven by resident requests and backed by…
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