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 Plus, driving the speed limit all but eliminates your chances of getting a costly speeding ticket. — Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 May 2022 That’s about the same impact as raising the speed limit by four miles or decreasing the number of highway troopers by 10%. — Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 20 May 2022 Four children were among the nine people killed when a car traveling triple the speed limit hit a minivan in the Las Vegas area, authorities said Sunday. — Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2022 Other safety tips from ODOT include: Obey the speed limit. — oregonlive, 27 Jan. 2022 Officers pulled the couple over after the van exceeded the speed limit, abruptly left its lane and struck a curb, according to a police report. — Andy Rose, CNN, 12 Jan. 2022 The Florida Department of Transportation said construction projects have required reducing the speed limit on I-75 to 60 mph from 70 mph in each direction from Sheridan Street to just east of the Alligator Alley toll plaza. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 10 May 2022 Under the policy, the city won state approval to lower the speed limit to 25 m.p.h. from 30 m.p.h. — New York Times, 2 May 2022 Bus accidents are frequent in the southern African country, where some drivers overload their vehicles and exceed the speed limit. — Farai Mutsaka, ajc, 15 Apr. 2022 See More

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