What's the point? Why one area in Wisconsin has a very specific speed limit

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What's the point? Why one area in Wisconsin has a very specific speed limit

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Wisconsin's Outagamie County Recycling and Solid Waste rolled out an unusual speed limit designed to make drivers pause, look twice and stay alert in a busy work zone. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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What's the point? Why one area in Wisconsin has a very specific speed limit
Fox News4/30/2026

What's the point? Why one area in Wisconsin has a very specific speed limit

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com. One Wisconsin county has set one area's speed limit to 17.3 mph in an eye-catching move aimed at jolting drivers into staying alert in a high-traffic work zone. Officials in Outagamie County rolled out the unusual speed limit at the.

An image collage containing 1 images, Image 1 shows Speed limit sign for 17.3 mph with a "NEW!" sticker
New York Post
New York Post
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4/30/2026

Bizarre speed limit baffles drivers — but officials claim it will make you slow down

One Wisconsin county has set one area’s speed limit to 17.3 mph in an eye-catching move aimed at jolting drivers into staying alert in a high-traffic work zone. Officials in Outagamie County rolled out the unusual speed limit at the county’s Recycling and Solid Waste center, where a constant flow of trucks.