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**CameronJr9** · 11-09-2007, 09:17 AM

Reminds me of the sign...someone gave me...that's in my house now.

The speed limit in downtown Trenton, a city in western Tennessee, is 31 miles per hour.

Darth Do'Urden · 11-09-2007, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by CameronJr9

Reminds me of the sign...someone gave me...that's in my house now.

The speed limit in downtown Trenton, a city in western Tennessee, is 31 miles per hour.

I can't help but wonder...why not 32?

**CameronJr9** · 11-09-2007, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Darth Do'Urden

I can't help but wonder...why not 32?

I read somewhere that the mayor or someone in high authority of the town was tired of people speeding through the "downtown" area, so he decided to change the speed limit. He didn't want to slow the speed down any, hindering the locals, so he simply made it more noticable. I think 31 was just a random number that he pulled out of the air, versus the already established 30 mph. It was something that would make people do a double take and maybe then they'd pay more attention to their actual speed.

I didn't know anything about it until a then-girlfriend gave me the sign. I always wondered if it's the same sign pictured above, or if it was from a different location. But, I can assure you, it's real.

**webby** · 01-30-2008, 09:34 PM

I'm coming to steal your sign

FBP all the way · 06-18-2008, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by webby

I'm coming to steal your sign

Not if I see it first...

**CameronJr9** · 06-18-2008, 02:03 PM

Ha! I forgot about this thread. I just cleaned out my sunroom (storage room), and found the sign hidden behind a bunch of boxes. Good times.

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