The following chart shows the maximum
speed limits for vehicles under different conditions. But
you must remember that cities and counties have the legal
right to change them – so keep a lookout for the posted
limits.
|
Daytime
(MPH) |
Nighttime
(MPH) |
URBAN
DISTRICT |
30 |
30 |
ALLEY |
15 |
15 |
BEACHES |
15 |
15 |
COUNTY
ROADS adjacent to a public beach (if declared
by the commissioners court of the county)
|
15 |
15 |
HIGHWAY
NUMBERED BY THIS STATE OR THE
UNITED STATES OUTSIDE AN URBAN DISTRICT
Passenger
cars, motorcycles, light truck, passenger car or light
truck towing a trailer or semi-trailer, truck or truck-tractor,
truck or truck-tractor towing a trailer or semi-trailer,
buses, school activity bus |
70 |
65 |
School
buses that have passed a commercial vehicle inspection
|
60 |
55 |
FARM
TO MARKET AND RANCH TO MARKET ROADS
Passenger
cars, motorcycles, light truck, passenger car or light
truck towing a trailer or semi-trailer, buses, school
activity bus |
70 |
65 |
School
buses that have passed a commercial vehicle inspection
|
60 |
60 |
FARM
TO MARKET AND RANCH TO MARKET ROADS
Trucks
or truck-tractor, trucks or truck-tractor towing a
trailer or semi-trailer
|
60 |
55 |
HIGHWAY
NOT NUMBERED BY THIS STATE OR THE
UNITED STATES AND OUTSIDE AN URBAN DISTRICT
Passenger
cars, motorcycles, light truck, passenger car or light
truck towing a trailer or semi-trailer, truck or truck-tractor,
truck or truck-tractor towing a trailer or semi-trailer,
buses, school activity bus |
50 |
50 |
|