Unless otherwise posted, what is the speed limit in a business or residential district?
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A.
35 mph
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B.
45 mph
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C.
25 mph Correct
The answer is "25 mph"
The manual sets 25 mph as the default limit in a business or residential district unless a sign posts something different. The 35 mph in A is the figure often posted on a busy through street, and a driver who anchors on the sign seen daily on the commute reads it as the neighborhood default.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. 35 mph
Higher than the district default the manual sets. This answer reads the number posted on a nearby through street as the neighborhood default rather than the district-wide figure.
B. 45 mph
Nearly double the district default the manual sets. This answer applies a suburban surface-street habit that ignores the residential floor the manual sets for districts.
This question tests your knowledge of Speed Limits in California. Source: California Driver Manual, "Business or Residential Districts," p.51..
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