United States Permit Test Coach
Warning signsQuestion 39 of 223
Yellow square plaque with the black legend 35 MPH

What does the number on this plaque tell you?

  1. The lowest speed you may drive there
  2. The speed that is safe for the condition ahead
  3. The highest speed the law allows there
  4. The number of miles to the hazard
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Correct answer: The speed that is safe for the condition ahead

An Advisory Speed plaque gives the suggested safe speed for the warned condition, such as a curve. It is not a legal speed limit.

Source: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD), 11th Edition with Revision 1 (FHWA, December 2025), Section 2C.59 Advisory Speed Plaque (W13-1P) and Confirmation Advisory Speed Plaque (W13-1aP), page 237

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026