Alleys
A free practice question for the California permit test, with the answer explained.
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What is the speed limit in an alley?
The rule
An alley is a road 25 feet wide or less that leads to the backs or sides of buildings, and its speed limit is 15 mph.
Alleys have a 15 mph limit. An alley is a road no more than 25 feet wide that serves the back or side doors of buildings. 25 school, homes, shops · 15 blind corner, alley, rail crossing.
From the California Driver Handbook, section 7, page 51. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
Often mixed up with
People confuse these rules with this one. Each has its own practice question.
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