speed limit

noun

regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road (Freq. 1)

• Hypernyms: ↑regulation, ↑ordinance

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noun, pl ⋯ -its [count]

: the highest speed at which you are allowed to drive on a particular road

The speed limit here is 55 mph.

She got a ticket for breaking/exceeding the speed limit.

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ˈspeed limit [speed limit] noun

the highest speed at which you can legally drive on a particular road

•

You should always keep to the speed limit.

•

to

break/exceed the speed limit

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The road has a 30 mph speed limit.

 

Collocations:

Driving

Having a car

have/own/ (BrE) run a car

ride a motorcycle/motorbike

drive/prefer/use an automatic/a manual/(NAmE, informal) a stick shift

have/get your car serviced/fixed/repaired

buy/sell a used car/(especially BrE) a second-hand car

take/pass/fail a (BrE) driving test/(both NAmE) driver's test/road test

get/obtain/have/lose/carry a/your (BrE) driving licence/(NAmE) driver's license

Driving

put on/fasten/ (NAmE) buckle/wear/undo your seat belt/safety belt

put/turn/leave the key in the ignition

start the car/engine

(BrE) change/ (NAmE) shift/put sth into gear

press/put your foot on the brake pedal/clutch/accelerator

release the clutch/(especially BrE) the handbrake/(both NAmE) the emergency brake/the parking brake

drive/park/reverse the car

(BrE) indicate left/right

(especially NAmE) signal that you are turning left/right

take/miss (BrE) the turning/(especially NAmE) the turn

apply/hit/slam on the brake(s)

beep/honk/ (especially BrE) toot/ (BrE) sound your horn

Problems and accidents

a car skids/crashes (into sth)/collides (with sth)

swerve to avoid an oncoming car/a pedestrian

crash/lose control of the car

have/be in/be killed in/survive a car crash/a car accident/(NAmE) a car wreck/a hit-and-run

be run over/knocked down by a car/bus/truck

dent/hit (BrE) the bonnet/(NAmE) the hood

break/crack/shatter (BrE) the windscreen/(NAmE) the windshield

blow/ (especially BrE) burst/puncture (BrE) a tyre/(NAmE) a tire

get/have (BrE) a flat tyre/a flat tire/a puncture

inflate/change/fit/replace/check a tyre/tire

Traffic and driving regulations

be caught in/get stuck in/sit in a traffic jam

cause congestion/tailbacks/traffic jams/gridlock

experience/face lengthy delays

beat/avoid the traffic/the rush hour

break/observe/ (NAmE) drive the speed limit

be caught on (BrE) a speed camera

stop sb for/pull sb over for/ (BrE, informal) be done for speeding

(both informal) run/ (BrE) jump a red light/the lights

be arrested for/charged with (BrE) drink-driving/(both US) driving under the influence (DUI)/driving while intoxicated (DWI)

be banned/ (BrE) disqualified from driving

 

Example Bank:

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He was driving over the 60 mph speed limit.

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You have to come down that hill in a low gear to keep within the speed limit.