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Question 418

What is the purpose of road speed limits?

  1. To provide drivers with maximum safety, even if they reduce traffic flow.
  2. To provide road users with maximum safety and smooth traffic flow.
  3. Solely to provide drivers with maximum safety and smooth traffic flow.
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Correct answer: To provide road users with maximum safety and smooth traffic flow.

Speed limits aim to ensure safe, smooth traffic flow for all road users, not just drivers. To do this, they take road characteristics and traffic conditions into account.

Reglamento General de Circulación · Centros de Gestión del Tráfico: los 'ojos' de la DGT