07-23-2012, 02:59 PM
Until the speed limits in HPP are endorsed by the County, they are not enforceable as posted, whether they are 15 mph, 25 or anything else. Speeding can, however, be ticketed in HPP when the ticketing officer determines it to be "unsafe for prevailing conditions." I have witnessed this being done on the trunk roads, but it is rare, and I don't really believe that speed limits will be widely or strictly enforced in HPP any time soon. Would kicking up dust rise to the level of "unsafe" in traffic terms? I don't know, but I'm pretty sure that Rob is right about the Health Department not caring about speed limits. They are probably smart enough to know that posted speed limits will be widely ignored and only sporadically enforced, especially if lowered to 15 mph.