Uhh... You're an idiot. Those yellow speed signs on ramps -ARE THE SPEED LIMIT- not an "advisory speed". You shouldn't merge left going faster than traffic already in the left lane. If you do that you're going to driver hell. --timball
You know, this is one of those things I've wondered about, but never really followed up on. I've always held the belief that advisory speed signs were just that. When I see "You're an idiot," though, I guess that makes we want to dig further, since vicariously, I am being called an idiot. Therefore, I did some research this time. Link to something I found from the TX DOT site. Laws will vary from state to state of course, but here's what Texas has to say about it: * * * Regulatory Versus Advisory Speeds Advisory speeds are determined primarily by physical and design characteristics of the roadway. The setting of regulatory speeds, while also affected by physical and design factors, is determined in large part by existing free flow traffic speeds. A Transportation Commission minute order, city ordinance, or county ordinance is not required for advisory speed zones but is required for regulatory speed zones. Therefore, advisory speed zones are more flexible in that they can be changed without revising existing commission minute orders or city or county ordinances. From the standpoint of enforcement, when a regulatory speed zone has been established and signs are posted, the speed values shown on the signs are the maximum lawful prima facie speeds. An advisory speed sign serves to advise drivers of safe speeds that are recommended for certain roadway conditions, such as horizontal curves. It does aid the enforcement officer, however, in determining reasonable and prudent speeds. A driver might be cited for exceeding the posted value of an advisory speed zone on the grounds that they were driving at a speed that was not reasonable and prudent for the conditions existing at the time and location. * * * Ultimately, it is up to the officer's discretion as to whether the advisory speed is regarded as a regulatory speed. Idiot? I guess it depends on the state you're talking about. RE: Driving Habits | 
