Regulatory Signs

Speed limit

VA Driver's Manual (Apr 2026) §2 Regulatory Signs

Speed limit

Meaning

A speed limit sign states the maximum legal speed for that road when conditions are good. In rain, snow, or ice you must go slower if the posted speed is unsafe.

What to do

25 mph.

Practice question

The answer stays closed until you open it.

This white speed-limit sign shows 25 on a street in clear weather. What is the fastest you may legally drive here?

  • 25 mph.
  • 35 mph, because 25 applies only in school hours.
  • 55 mph if you are keeping up with traffic.
  • 20 mph below whatever the cars around you are doing.
Show the answer

Answer: 25 mph.

A speed limit sign states the maximum legal speed for that road when conditions are good. In rain, snow, or ice you must go slower if the posted speed is unsafe.

What does the Speed limit sign mean?

A speed limit sign states the maximum legal speed for that road when conditions are good. In rain, snow, or ice you must go slower if the posted speed is unsafe. This is study wording cited to VA Driver's Manual (Apr 2026) §2 Regulatory Signs. It is not a verbatim quotation from the manual.

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Next step

Open a related sign, then use the short road-signs quiz when you want mixed practice.