Unless otherwise posted the speed limit in a residential district is ____.
- 20 mph
- 25 mph ✓
- 30 mph
Answer: B. 25 mph
Unless otherwise posted, the speed limit in a residential district is 25 mph.
Why this is the answer
The handbook sets the default speed limit for business or residential districts at 25 mph, and that number applies when no sign posts something different. That is why the residential district answer is 25 mph. The separate basic speed law passage tells you to slow down for conditions, but it does not replace this default district limit.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. 20 mph — Twenty miles per hour is not the default residential district limit in the handbook; the handbook states 25 mph unless a sign says otherwise.
- C. 30 mph — Thirty miles per hour is higher than the handbook's stated default for business or residential districts, which is 25 mph unless posted otherwise.
Remember it
When you see houses or small shops, switch your brain from highway speed to the district default.