Where there are no posted speed limits, the maximum speed in cities, towns and villages is…?
- 30km/h
- 40km/h
- 50km/h ✓
- 60km/h
Answer: C. 50km/h
Where there are no posted speed limits, the maximum speed in cities, towns and villages is 50 km/h.
Why this is the answer
The handbook states the default limit plainly: with no signs posted, the top speed is 50 km/h in cities, towns and villages and 80 km/h elsewhere. That default applies unless a sign lowers or raises it, so in built-up areas you hold to 50 km/h and adjust downward for weather, traffic or construction. The same passage reminds you to always pick a speed that lets you stop safely, which may be well under the maximum.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. 30km/h — 30 km/h is not the default the handbook gives for cities, towns and villages; nothing in the passage sets that as the unposted maximum.
- B. 40km/h — 40 km/h does not appear as the default limit for built-up areas in the handbook passage.
- D. 60km/h — 60 km/h is not the unposted city limit; the handbook gives 80 km/h as the figure for roads outside cities, towns and villages, not 60.
Remember it
Picture the built-up area default as the round number in the middle: 50 in town, 80 out of town.
Official handbook: Official MTO Driver's Handbook, Driving along – Obey speed limits