# Denver's default speed limit reduced from 25 to 20 mph **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [May 3, 2023, 2:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/denvers-default-speed-limit-reduced-from-25-to-20-mph/190405 "2023-05-03T02:15:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Robert-Gift](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/robert-gift/32/356_2.png) [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 12:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/denvers-default-speed-limit-reduced-from-25-to-20-mph/190405/21 "2023-05-14T00:04:47Z")
> [@Robert-Gift](#): > > _Difficult to keep within 5 mph without cruise control. Spend more time watching the speedometer and less looking for pedestrians and problems._ Just remembered that none of our Lexæ have cruise-control which maintainspeed below 25 mph. (Maybe 24) Transporting blood platelets to a hospital with emergency lights operating, approaching adjacent Active School Zones (20 mph) I tried to use cruise control but it would not engage. ---
**Author:** ![Robert-Gift](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/robert-gift/32/356_2.png) [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 12:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/denvers-default-speed-limit-reduced-from-25-to-20-mph/190405/22 "2023-05-14T00:07:15Z")
> [@George\_San\_Jose1](#): > > _… This creates a big problem for those who own older cars which aren’t compliant, & live in that zone. They cannot drive their cars anymore. hmmm … not being able to drive the car for which you own the title? Something is sounding vaguely familiar …lol …_ Will London help those residents with exemptions or help their vehicles run cleaner? ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/denvers-default-speed-limit-reduced-from-25-to-20-mph/190405/23 "2023-05-14T21:19:04Z")
> [@Robert-Gift](#): > > Will London help those residents with exemptions or help their vehicles run cleaner? Good question, but I don’t know. Google & Wikipedia might be able to answer your question. From what I understand there are some ULEZ exemptions. I think they may apply only to certain older cars with specific engine/transmission configurations; i.e. just b/c a car is older doesn’t necessary imply by its age it pollutes more than a corresponding newer car. ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2023, 8:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/denvers-default-speed-limit-reduced-from-25-to-20-mph/190405/24 "2023-05-15T08:01:41Z")
Rolling 40yr old exempton from Ulez unless itsa commercial vehicle. Other exemptions exist ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/denvers-default-speed-limit-reduced-from-25-to-20-mph/190405/25 "2023-05-15T21:52:31Z")
> [@wolyrobb](#): > > Rolling 40yr old exempton from Ulez Do you mean classic cars 40 years old & older automatically get a ULEZ exemption? Makes sense as there are few cars that old still on the road. For those given the exemption, is there a miles/year limit on how much they can be used? ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/denvers-default-speed-limit-reduced-from-25-to-20-mph/190405/26 "2023-05-16T02:08:35Z")
I could have written it a little better but yes, that’s one of the exemptions. There was no mileage limit it just had to be at least 40yrs old. ---
**Author:** ![TheWonderful90s](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thewonderful90s/32/29584_2.png) [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/denvers-default-speed-limit-reduced-from-25-to-20-mph/190405/27 "2023-05-16T21:25:41Z")
They’re going to start to be able to give speeding tickets to cyclists with such a low speed limit! ---
**Author:** ![Robert-Gift](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/robert-gift/32/356_2.png) [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/denvers-default-speed-limit-reduced-from-25-to-20-mph/190405/28 "2023-05-18T14:23:29Z")
> [@TheWonderful90s](#): > > _They’re going to start to be able to give speeding tickets to cyclists with such a low speed limit!_ When not around pedestrians or bicyclists, wife and I sometimes ride our tandem bicycle fast. No speedometer so we do not know if we havever attained or exceeded 20 mph. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/denvers-default-speed-limit-reduced-from-25-to-20-mph/190405/29 "2023-05-18T17:27:29Z")
Well if stopped you can just say the wife was driving. ---
**Author:** ![Robert-Gift](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/robert-gift/32/356_2.png) [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 2:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/denvers-default-speed-limit-reduced-from-25-to-20-mph/190405/30 "2023-05-19T02:14:32Z")
> [@bing](#): > > _Well if stopped you can just say the wife was driving._ Problem is that she has me ride in front. I catch the nats. Does anyone make a bicycle speedometer? (Would not wa$te.) ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 3:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/denvers-default-speed-limit-reduced-from-25-to-20-mph/190405/31 "2023-05-19T03:00:25Z")
> [@Robert-Gift](#): > > Does anyone make a bicycle speedometer? Yes and lots of cheap choices… Matter-a-fact I had a friend that had an analog speedometer on one of his bikes 40 years ago… now I think they are GPS speedometers… ---
**Author:** ![TheWonderful90s](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thewonderful90s/32/29584_2.png) [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 12:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/denvers-default-speed-limit-reduced-from-25-to-20-mph/190405/32 "2023-05-19T12:43:25Z")
> [@Robert-Gift](#): > > Does anyone make a bicycle speedometer? Of course! Any bycycle shop or sporting goods store has them. A magnet mounts to a spoke and the sensor mounts close to it. Just make sure you record your wheel circumference in milimeters or whatever once you get it calibrated so you don’t have to calibrate it again if it gets reset or broken. ---
**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 1:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/denvers-default-speed-limit-reduced-from-25-to-20-mph/190405/33 "2023-05-19T13:10:31Z")
> [@weekend-warrior](#): > > I thought you got points for hitting pedestrians I saw that movie. > [@Robert-Gift](#): > > Does anyone make a bicycle speedometer? (Would not wa$te.) I used them for years. I paid about $2 for SunDings. I used them mostly to measure the length of routes and know the time (no watch or 'smart’phone) and log the total mileage on bicycle maintenance logs - that way I knew how many miles a tire lasted. I broke them eventually, had measured all my routes, so didn’t replace the last one. Curiously, someone advertises them for $107 on eBay. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WWHdBuOC6Q](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WWHdBuOC6Q) ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/denvers-default-speed-limit-reduced-from-25-to-20-mph/190405/34 "2023-05-19T21:47:28Z")
I’ve used the same Avocet bicycle speedometer for 30+ years. Other than needing a battery once in a while, very reliable. Their current “Model 15” looks like & matches the functions mine has. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/denvers-default-speed-limit-reduced-from-25-to-20-mph/190405.md?page=1)