What is the normal speed limit on a New York expressway?
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A.
55 mph Correct
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B.
75 mph
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C.
45 mph
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D.
65 mph
The answer is "55 mph"
The normal expressway speed limit in New York is 55 mph. The 65 mph figure is the exception the manual allows for some rural areas. That 65 mph rural exception gets read as the standard rule in D.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. 75 mph
The manual doesn't authorize 75 mph on any New York expressway. This answer imports a higher interstate limit familiar from western states that post 75 or 80 mph on rural interstates.
C. 45 mph
45 mph is lower than the normal expressway speed limit the manual names. This answer carries a lower posted-road number over to the expressway rule, treating a familiar city speed limit as the highway figure.
D. 65 mph
65 mph is the higher rural posted limit, not the normal expressway number. This answer reads the rural exception as the standard rule and drops the 'normally' qualifier that governs the sentence.
This question tests your knowledge of Speed Limits in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Expressway Driving," p.62..
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