Bill > H4470

This bill allows cities and towns to establish lower speed limits in certain areas for public safety. Specifically, it permits local authorities, such as city councils or boards of selectmen, to set a speed limit of 25 miles per hour within thickly settled or business districts that are not state highways, provided the town accepts this provision. Additionally, the bill allows for the creation of designated "safety zones" on or near roads, which would have a posted speed limit of 20 miles per hour, with approval from the state's transportation department if the road is a state highway. Violating these newly established speed limits would be considered a violation of existing traffic laws, specifically section 17 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, which deals with speed limits.