Delaware Permit Test: Speed Limits Practice Questions

Correct answer: 20 mph

Delaware limits: school zones 20 mph, business and residential 25 mph, two-lane roads 50 mph.

Source: Section Four – Speed

Correct answer: 25 mph

Residential and business districts are 25 mph.

Source: Section Four – Speed

Correct answer: 50 mph

Two-lane roads are 50 mph; divided or four-plus-lane roads 55 mph.

Source: Section Four – Speed

Correct answer: 65 mph

Route 1 and Interstate 495 are 65 mph.

Source: Section Four – Speed

Correct answer: 55 mph

Divided roads and roads with four or more lanes are 55 mph, as are controlled access highways.

Source: Section Four – Speed

Correct answer: No; you must drive reasonably for conditions

You must not drive faster than is reasonable under existing conditions; it is not always lawful to drive the posted limit.

Source: Section Four – Speed

Correct answer: Black on yellow

Speed limit signs are black on white; advisory speed signs are black on yellow, often under a warning sign.

Source: Section Four – Speed

Correct answer: A violation of the general speed restriction

If you exceed an advisory speed and crash, it may be concluded you violated the general speed restriction and could be arrested.

Source: Section Four – Speed

Correct answer: No, except for safety or the law

You must not drive so slowly as to impede normal traffic except when necessary for safety or legal compliance.

Source: Section Four – Speed

Correct answer: 10–15 mph

Upon approaching the roundabout, stay right of the splitter island and slow down to 10–15 mph.

Source: Section Four – Roundabouts

Correct answer: About 10 seconds, over 1,600 feet

At 55 mph you need about 10 seconds to pass, which means over 1,600 feet or about one-third of a mile.

Source: Section Five – Sharing Space

Correct answer: Over three times

Stopping at 60 mph does not take twice the distance it takes at 30 mph, but over three times.

Source: Section Five – Adjusting Speed