In article >,
John F. Carr > wrote:
>In article >,
>Timothy J. Lee > wrote:
>>In article <1104008928.3f5bd656497441cf444d155d097d9800@teran ews>,
>>Zipless > wrote:
>>>If the speed limit is 55 and you are going 55 (I was
>>>actually going about 50), you cannot expect there to be a stopped car our of
>>>your sight line.
>>
>>You are supposed to go at a speed that is safe for the conditions.
>>
>>If the posted speed limit is 55, but some portions of the road have
>>curves, hilltops, and other conditions that limit sight lines, then it
>>may not necessarily be safe to go 55 on all parts of the road. Similarly,
>>if heavy fog or other bad weather conditions limit sight lines, you
>>may not be able to safely go the posted speed limit. If a stationary
>>obstacle (such as a traffic jam of stopped cars) appears at the limit
>>of your sight distance ahead, you need to be able to stop for or otherwise
>>avoid crashing into it.
>
>That is the law in some states, but not all. In Massachusetts there
>is neither a "rear driver presumed guilty" nor an "assured clear
>distance" law.

But doesn't MA have a "basic speed law" that says that you must
go at a speed that is safe for the conditions? Going around a
blind curve at a speed that will not allow you to stop for or go
around stopped traffic in a traffic jam (a fairly common situation)
does not fit the definition of a speed safe for conditions.

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