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As GPS units are included in many brand new vehicles, they are becoming more popular than ever on dealer lots. Before they were installed in new vehicles, GPS systems had to be purchased as separate units from electronic stores and mounted on a dashboard holder for use. GPS systems can be used not only for navigating your way around town, but also to track the speed of your vehicle over an extended period of time. A recent study released by GPS maker TomTom, claims that most drivers in the United States are actually obeying speed limit laws in their driving areas. Impressive!

The study also said that even on the roads that recorded the fastest speeds, most drivers only went a couple of miles per hour over the posted speed limit. I’m sure most of us learned in our driving classes that it was somewhat acceptable to maintain a speed 4 mph above or below the speed limit; seems as if this rule is holding true! The question most people ask next is, how can they track this information? The answer is simple: TomTom has GPS transceivers which transmit the speed and location of a vehicle back to the TomTom headquarters. Don’t worry, all of the information transmitted from the TomTom receiver to the company’s headquarters is anonymously so that no one’s information is put in danger.

The information from the TomTom receivers found that the fastest road traveling through the United States is in fact I-15, which runs through Nevada and Utah, where the speeds average 77.67 miles per hour. Some parts of I-15 have posted speed limits of 80 MPH, which means that most of the drivers on that stretch of the road are only actually observing the speed limit. If you look at the information from state to state, the fastest state in the country is Mississippi, followed by New Mexico, Idaho, Utah and Alabama. The TomTom information also found that the slowest highway in the country travels through Washington D.C. at a rate of 43 MPH.

Stay safe and keep driving on!

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