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New York Class D Permit Practice Test
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Heavy snow is falling on an expressway with a posted 65 mph limit. You drive at 45 mph, but you can see only a short distance ahead. Can the police give you a speeding ticket?
A travels in the right lane of an expressway while heavy snow obscures the road ahead. The caption gives the posted limit as 65 mph and A’s speed as 45 mph, with only a short view ahead.
Correct answer: Yes. A speed too fast for the snow can be ticketed even below the posted limit.
Why
A posted limit is the top speed for good conditions. In snow, rain or fog, slow down enough that you can stop within the distance you can see. Where no limit is posted, the New York maximum is 55 mph.
Verified against New York State Driver's Manual · Speed · p. 47
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