What is the speed limit when driving in an alley?
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A.
25 mph
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B.
35 mph
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C.
15 mph Correct
The answer is "15 mph"
The manual sets 15 mph as the speed limit in an alley, treating it as a narrow access road behind buildings. The 25 mph choice comes from the business or residential district figure printed nearby; a driver who thinks of an alley as just another residential street applies that limit instead.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. 25 mph
This is the business or residential district default, not the alley figure. This answer reasons that an alley behind houses is really just another residential street and applies that district default.
B. 35 mph
Above any figure the manual applies to alleys or residential roads. This answer carries a posted through-street speed into a narrow alley by treating both as ordinary neighborhood streets.
This question tests your knowledge of Speed Limits in California. Source: California Driver Manual, "Alleys," p.51..
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