speed limit
noun
: the maximum or minimum speed permitted by law in a given area under specified circumstances
Examples of speed limit in a Sentence
The speed limit here is 55 mph.
She got a ticket for breaking the speed limit.
Recent Examples on the Web
Some countermeasures will involve lowering speed limits or changing roads’ engineering to slow drivers down.
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Sarah A. Miller, Idaho Statesman, 21 May 2024
Kim is accused of having alcohol and marijuana in his system when the dash cam on his 2021 Ford Mustang caught him running a red light and speeding from downtown Chicago to a suburban street that has a 35 mph speed limit.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 19 May 2024
Advertisement So far, though, there’s been no move to lower the speed limit on the deadly stretch — a change many residents have been asking for ever since the deaths of four Pepperdine seniors, who were struck by a driver last October.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Along with the traffic initiative, BPD has worked with the Department of Transportation to replace stop signs, add speed limit signage, review light timing, add pedestrian markings and traffic striping, and evaluate the possibility of speed cameras, according to the release.
—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2024
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Sarah A. Miller, Idaho Statesman, 21 May 2024
Kim is accused of having alcohol and marijuana in his system when the dash cam on his 2021 Ford Mustang caught him running a red light and speeding from downtown Chicago to a suburban street that has a 35 mph speed limit.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 19 May 2024
Advertisement So far, though, there’s been no move to lower the speed limit on the deadly stretch — a change many residents have been asking for ever since the deaths of four Pepperdine seniors, who were struck by a driver last October.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Along with the traffic initiative, BPD has worked with the Department of Transportation to replace stop signs, add speed limit signage, review light timing, add pedestrian markings and traffic striping, and evaluate the possibility of speed cameras, according to the release.
—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2024
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“Speed limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speed%20limit. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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