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speed limit

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speed limit
n.
The maximum speed legally permitted on a given stretch of road.
speed limit
n
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the maximum permitted speed at which a vehicle may travel on certain roads
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Noun1.speed limit - regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given roadspeed limit - regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road
ordinance, regulation - an authoritative rule
Translations
speed limit n → limite m di velocità
to exceed the speed limit → superare il limite di velocità
speed limit → حد السرعة nejvyšší dovolená rychlost fartgrænse Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung όριο ταχύτητας velocidad máxima nopeusrajoitus limitation de vitesse ograničenje brzine limite di velocità 制限速度 속도제한 snelheidsbeperking fartsgrense ograniczenie prędkości limite de velocidade ограничение скорости hastighetsbegränsning อัตราความเร็ว hız sınırı giới hạn tốc độ 限速
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Urban roads that maintained a 55 mph speed limit were not immune from increases in deaths, which researchers attributed to a "spillover effect" that resulted when drivers coming from higher-speed roads failed to slow down once they entered the lower-speed roads.
Increased speed limits lead to more deaths by The Nation's Health
Byline: Neil McKay THE family of a woman killed on a busy road reacted with fury last night to news that speed limit signs on the road through their village were "non enforceable".
Outrage at ineffective speed limit; Brancepeth is actually 60mph zone by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Byline: Sue Doyle, Staff Writer A controversial vote to increase speed limits on sections of Zelzah Avenue was postponed Tuesday by city officials who also agreed to rewrite a proposal to boost speeds on Balboa Boulevard after discovering a clerical error in the plan's language.
Council vote on Zelzah speed limit hike postponed by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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