California DMV Speed Limits and Laws 3

Question 1

What is the highest speed limit that may be legally posted on any California highway?

Accepted Answer

70 mph

Answer

The highest speed limit that can be posted on any California highway is 70 mph, permitted on certain designated rural interstate highways.

Question 2

Under the Basic Speed Law, which of the following does NOT determine whether your speed is safe?

Accepted Answer

Your years of driving experience

Answer

Your personal driving experience does not make a speed legally safe — the Basic Speed Law evaluates conditions like weather, road surface, and visibility.

Question 3

You are driving on a wet freeway where the posted speed limit is 65 mph. Under the Basic Speed Law, you should:

Accepted Answer

Reduce your speed to what is safe for the wet conditions

Answer

The Basic Speed Law requires you to reduce speed whenever conditions such as wet roads make the posted limit unsafe.

Question 4

Speed limit signs posted on freeway on-ramps indicate:

Accepted Answer

The advisory speed for safely negotiating the ramp curve

Answer

Speed signs on freeway ramps are advisory, recommending the safe speed to navigate the curve of the ramp itself.

Question 5

What is the speed limit when driving through an established senior center safety zone when elderly pedestrians are present?

Accepted Answer

25 mph

Answer

The prima facie speed limit near a senior center when elderly pedestrians are present is 25 mph.

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California DMV Speed Limits and Laws 3