Unless otherwise posted, what is the speed limit in North Carolina cities and towns?
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A.
30 mph
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B.
45 mph
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C.
35 mph Correct
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D.
25 mph
The answer is "35 mph"
The manual sets 35 mph as the default speed limit in cities and towns whenever no sign posts something else. Drivers moving in from a state that uses 25 mph as its residential default carry that habit across the border and pick D on the strength of it.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. 30 mph
The North Carolina figure is 35 mph, not the round 30 that appears in some cities' local ordinances. This answer reaches for a round urban number instead of the exact figure the manual prints.
B. 45 mph
45 mph is the maximum for a school bus, not the general in-town default. This answer reads the school-bus cap as the city-street default because both sit near the beginning of the speed chapter.
D. 25 mph
The manual sets 35 mph as the North Carolina default in cities and towns, not 25. This answer applies the residential 25 mph default common in other states as if it were the North Carolina rule.
This question tests your knowledge of Speed Limits in North Carolina. Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook, "Maximum Speed Limits," p.53..
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