A legal maximum is a ceiling, not a target. A bend, spray or parked vehicles can shorten the space you can see. Ask whether you could stop within the clear road ahead, rather than whether the speedometer remains below the sign.
Lesson · Speed & safe distance
Choose speed for the visible stopping space
Create more following space before visibility worsens. If somebody follows too closely, avoid retaliatory braking; preserve room ahead and let them pass when it is safe and lawful. Distance gives you time to brake progressively.
Regulatory source ↗ · Reviewed 2026-11-06
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Educational difficulty is separate from the legal penalty. These are original practice questions, not official examination items.
Speed & safe distance: which statement is correct? (1)
- A speed limit is a minimum speed in all weather.
- Driving close behind makes emergency braking safer.
- Even below the speed limit, reduce speed when visibility or grip deteriorates.
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Correct answer: C
Even below the speed limit, reduce speed when visibility or grip deteriorates.
Regulatory source ↗You are below the posted maximum when thick fog suddenly reduces your view. What should change?
- Maintain speed because it is legally below the maximum.
- Even below the speed limit, reduce speed when visibility or grip deteriorates.
- Move closer to the vehicle ahead to see better.
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Correct answer: B
Even below the speed limit, reduce speed when visibility or grip deteriorates.
Regulatory source ↗An ordinary car passes a yellow municipal boundary sign in Flanders. It remains outside a built-up area on an ordinary two-way road. No other limit applies. Maximum?
- 30 km/h
- 50 km/h
- 70 km/h
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Correct answer: C
A yellow municipal boundary is not the built-up-area sign. Apply the current regional road default unless another applicable restriction changes it.
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