Unless otherwise posted, the maximum speed limit allowed on the highway outside of city, town and village is…?
- 60 km/h
- 50 km/h
- 100 km/h
- 80 km/h ✓
Answer: D. 80 km/h
Unless a sign says otherwise, the maximum speed on a highway outside cities, towns and villages is 80 km/h.
Why this is the answer
The handbook states that where no speed limit is posted, the top speed is 50 km/h in cities, towns and villages and 80 km/h everywhere else. Since the question asks about a highway outside those built-up areas, the default limit that applies is 80 km/h. The same passage also reminds you that the posted maximum is a ceiling, not a target, and you should slow down in bad weather, heavy traffic or construction zones.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. 60 km/h — 60 km/h is not given as the default rural limit; the handbook only mentions 60 km/h as an example of a lower posted limit where crash risk rises.
- B. 50 km/h — 50 km/h is the default limit inside cities, towns and villages, not on highways outside them.
- C. 100 km/h — 100 km/h does not appear in the handbook as a default limit for undivided highways outside built-up areas.
Remember it
Two defaults to keep straight: 50 where people live and shop, 80 out in the open country.
Official handbook: Official MTO Driver's Handbook, Driving along – Obey speed limits