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You drive on a paved street with a painted center line inside the limits of a North Carolina town. You have not seen any speed limit sign on this street or at the town line. What is the highest speed that state law allows here?
Correct answer: 35 mph
Why
On a paved road with a marked center line, North Carolina sets a 35 mph limit inside cities and towns and 55 mph outside them, unless a different limit is posted. Local authorities can set other limits, but only with signs that give notice. The limit is a maximum, so drive slower when children, parked cars, weather or traffic make 35 mph unsafe.
Verified against North Carolina Driver Handbook · Maximum Speed Limits · p. 55
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