Unless a sign tells you otherwise, the maximum speed limit allowed outside of cities and towns…?
- 60 km/h
- 100 km/h
- 50 km/h
- 80 km/h ✓
Answer: D. 80 km/h
Unless a sign says otherwise, the maximum speed outside cities and towns is 80 km/h.
Why this is the answer
The handbook lists the default speed limits that apply when no sign shows something different: 50 km/h inside cities and towns, and 80 km/h outside them. It also reminds you that a posted limit is the maximum for ideal conditions only, so on slippery roads or with limited visibility you should pick a slower speed than the default. So the general limit for open country driving is the 80 km/h figure, not a lower town speed.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. 60 km/h — 60 km/h is not one of the default limits the handbook lists for driving outside cities and towns.
- B. 100 km/h — 100 km/h appears nowhere in the handbook's list of default speed limits, so it cannot be the outside-town figure.
- C. 50 km/h — 50 km/h is the default limit the handbook gives for driving within cities and towns, not outside them.
Remember it
Pair the two defaults in your head: 50 where people live and shop, 80 once you are out in open country.
Official handbook: ICBC Learn to Drive Smart, Chapter 5: see-think-do – Do, p. 69