OK HB3167

Eliminates specific statutory speed limits of 75 mph, 70 mph, and 65 mph for various highway types and instead authorizes the Department of Transportation to determine maximum speed limits based on engineering and traffic investigations.

Retains specific speed limits for school buses (55 mph on paved two-lane roads, 65 mph on state highways, interstiles, and turnpikes), school zones (25 mph or higher if determined safe), state parks and wildlife refuges (35 mph), and vehicles with solid rubber or metal tires (10 mph).

Maintains the Transportation Commission's authority to prescribe speeds for controlled-access highways and the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority's authority to prescribe speeds for turnpikes, subject to public safety requirements.

Establishes speeding violation fines ranging from $10 for speeds 1-10 mph over the limit to $205 for speeds 36 mph or more over the limit, with escalating imprisonment penalties for repeat convictions within one year.

Becomes effective November 1, 2016.