BC Class 5&7
Speed limits and appropriate speed
ICBC's driving guide: See-think-do
Unless a sign says otherwise, the limits are:
- 50 km/h within cities and towns;
- 80 km/h outside cities and towns;
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Practice questions on this card
- Q-0296Unless a sign says otherwise, what is the speed limit within a city or town?
- Q-0297What is the default speed limit outside cities and towns?
- Q-0298What is the maximum speed in a lane or alleyway within a municipality, unless posted otherwise?
- Q-0299Why is the safest speed not always the slowest speed?
- Q-0300The posted limit is the maximum for what?
- Q-0301You see a stop sign a block ahead. What does good speed control look like?
- Q-0312Which tools does a driver use for speed control?
- Q-0313In B.C. in 2014, speed was a factor in roughly what share of reported fatal collisions?
- Q-0324Besides comfort, what does a steady speed save?
- Q-0326As your speed rises, how does braking distance change?
- Q-0328Where should the slowing happen when you take a curve?
- Q-0330You are running late behind a driver going 30 km/h in a 50 zone, with no chance to pass. What should you not do?