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Where I fully admitted I forgot to mention MINIMUM. That begin said a limit is a boundary or restraint, saying you cannot drive below a boundary does imply definitively I was referring to a lower limit. As in a lot of states, the MAXIMUM limit is posted, if a state had no LOWER OR MIN limit, then there is NONE, thus you cannot drive below it.
Though I understand the confusion since most posted limits are simply upper. However, some states HAVE minimal limits on freeways that date back to the 1950's, some have applied them since. I guess this is news to people but I grew up traveling and knowing that this was a reality. Maybe it was the first time a cop told my dad if he was going to drive that slow (pulling a trailer) he had to do it off the freeway.
Hazard lights are illegal to drive with in some states as well. In Florida for instance (though there is an exception), you are supposed to get off the road if you need to use them. In Michigan they are legal if something is wrong with your vehicle or something has happened that does not allow you to maintain the flow of traffic.
Most of the OMG PROVE it post have been by people who seem not well versed in driving laws and think they are able to drive slow on freeways or use hazards to save fuel and this is not the case. Even if one or two people misspoke, most of what has been said was true. There are states where it is illegal to drive with hazards (not all, but a lot); there are states where there are both upper and lower limits on speed. There are states where one or both of these can result in a ticket.
Safety first, is I right? Not just the safety of yourself, but other drivers as well. There is a lot of research that shows speed differentials and driving with hazards IS DANGEROUS.
Pretty sure that is the main point.
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