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Canada
Typical speed limits are:
* 30–50 km/h (20–30 mph) within school and playground zones
* 40–50 km/h (25–30 mph) on residential streets within cities and towns
* 60–70 km/h (35–45 mph) on major arterial roads in urban and suburban
areas
* 80–100 km/h (50–65 mph) on highways outside of cities and towns and
urban expressways
* 100–110 km/h (65–70 mph) on freeways and rural expressways
Note that where more than one limit is given per road, it usually
indicates a difference between provinces. However, within provinces,
different roads of the same classification may have different speed
limits. For example, in Alberta, some freeways have a limit of 100 km/h,
while others have a speed limit of 110 km/h, but in Ontario, all
freeways have a speed limit of 100 km/h unless posted as lower. Speed
limits are generally lower in Ontario and Quebec on comparable roads
than in other Canadian provinces. An example being rural, two-lane
highways in Ontario having a standard speed limit of 80km/h, while
comparable roads in other provinces having standard speed limits of
90–100km/h. In general Canadian speed limits are much lower than on
comparable roads in Europe or the U.S. Also, note that these speed
limits are reduced by varying amounts within construction zones.
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