22Speed-limit in a speed-limited area

22 Speed-limit in a speed-limited area

(1)  The speed-limit applying to a driver for any length of road in a speed-limited area is the number of kilometres per hour indicated by the number on the area speed-limit sign on a road into the area, unless another speed-limit applies to the driver for the length of road under another rule of this Part.

| | Examples of another speed limit | | | Although an area speed-limit sign on a road into a speed-limited area may indicate a speed-limit of 60 kilometres per hour, a particular length of road in the area may have a school zone sign indicating a 40 kilometres per hour speed-limit for that length of road. |

Note Length of road is defined in the dictionary.

(2)  A speed-limited area is the network of roads in an area with –

(a) an area speed-limit sign on each road into the area, indicating the same number; and

(b) an end area speed-limit sign on each road out of the area.

(3)  In subrule (2)(a) and (b) –

road does not include a road-related area.

Note

Road-related area is defined in rule 13.

| Area speed-limit sign |

| End area speed-limit sign |

Note 2 There are a number of other permitted versions of each of these signs – see the diagrams in Schedule 3.

Note 3 An area speed-limit sign or end area speed-limit sign may have a different number on the sign – see rule 316(4).