What is the speed limit law for “sever weather conditions”?
All that speed limit sign states is that it is the maximum legal speed you can drive on that road. It doesn’t mean you can drive that fast in bad conditions. Almost every state that has a driver’s handbook to study for you drivers test does state that you are to adjust your speed to the conditions around you, whether it be heavy traffic, fog, rain, snow or ice. There is no “set” speed to go in bad weather, that is discretionary. In my case, since I have additional training for emergency vehicles, I may feel safe to go 45-55 in the same conditions you were in. But my wife on the other hand, may only go 40-50 in the same conditions. Add’l Info to your update: What people should be trained to do is called defensive driving. You should have a way out for just about any situation you encounter on the road. By losing control of your vehicle, as wrong as this may sound, you failed to drive defensively causing you to lose control of your vehicle.
