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What are Vermont’s speed limits?

My partner and I are taking a road trip to Vermont this summer, and he has a history of having a bit of a heavy foot. I don’t want to deal with speeding tickets this trip, so what are the speed limits in Vermont?

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Andrea Barrett · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
Having a heavy foot may get you places faster, but not necessarily safer—or cheaper. In
Vermont
, the speed limits are as follows:
  • Residential areas: 25 mph
  • Individual (one-way) roads: 50 mph
  • Divided roads: 55 mph
  • Urban highways: 55 mph
  • Rural highways or interstates: 65 mph
  • Trucks: 65 mph
If you’re caught exceeding the speed limit in Vermont, tickets work a bit differently than in other states. Speeders are liable for a $47 surcharge plus a fine of $5 or $8 per mile per hour over the speed limit, plus another 15% of the total. The fine increases further if you’re caught speeding in a construction zone.
Speeders going at least 60 mph and exceeding the speed limit by a minimum of 30 mph face up to three months in jail and/or a maximum $300 fine for a first offense; a second offense will land you no more than six months in prison and/or a maximum fine of $500.
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