50 mph on a highway outside town
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No limit is posted. On a highway outside any thickly settled or business district, what is the most that's reasonable?
The rule
Unless a different limit is posted, going over 50 mph is not reasonable and proper on a highway that runs outside thickly settled and business districts.
Unless posted otherwise, 50 mph is the most that's reasonable on a highway that runs outside thickly settled and business districts.
From the Massachusetts Driver's Manual, page 79. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the RMV 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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