Topic: Speed and distances · Nº 799 / 961

¿De qué dependen los límites de velocidad que se establecen para una vía?

What do the speed limits set for a road depend on?

  • ADe su trazado y del tráfico que vaya a soportar.On its layout and the traffic it will carry.
  • BDe criterios económicos fundamentalmente.Mainly on economic criteria.
  • CDe su trazado y número de curvas.On its layout and the number of bends.
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Correct answer

  • ADe su trazado y del tráfico que vaya a soportar.On its layout and the traffic it will carry.
Explanation

Speed limits depend on a set of technical criteria, for example the layout of the road, the traffic demand, the types of vehicle that will use it, and so on.

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