Wisconsin Speed Limits practice test

65 mph

Expressways generally have a 65 mph limit under state law.

Source: Wisconsin Statutes, ch. 346, Wis. Stat. § 346.57(4)(gm)1

55 mph

State law sets 55 mph when no other fixed or posted limit applies.

Source: Wisconsin Statutes, ch. 346, Wis. Stat. § 346.57(4)(h)

70 mph

State law sets 70 mph on freeways, including interstates, unless a different limit is shown.

Source: Wisconsin Statutes, ch. 346, Wis. Stat. § 346.57(4)(gm)2

25 mph or less

The orange reflective triangle warns you that the vehicle may be this slow.

Source: Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook 2026, Section 4.B Regulatory, p. 25

25 mph

The default in residential areas is 25 mph.

Source: Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook 2026, Section 3.B Understanding Vehicle Speed, p. 10

When children are visible

You can't go over the listed speed while children can be seen.

Source: Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook 2026, Section 4.B Regulatory, p. 24

They double

Orange signs, cones and flags are your signal to slow down, since fines are doubled there.

Source: Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook 2026, Section 4.C Construction, p. 26

15 mph

Slow to 15 mph unless a different limit applies.

Source: Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook 2026, Section 3.B Understanding Vehicle Speed, p. 10

35 mph

These outlying parts have a 35 mph maximum when no limit is posted.

Source: Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook 2026, Section 3.B Understanding Vehicle Speed, p. 10

Slower, as conditions require

A posted limit is not always a safe speed. Traffic, the road surface and the weather can all call for a slower one.

Source: California Driver's Handbook, Section 8, Safe Driving (continued); Texas Driver Handbook, Chapter 8, Table 22: Speed Limits, p. 46; Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7, Driving Safety: Speed Limits (p. 68); New York State Driver's Manual, Chapter 8, Defensive Driving; Illinois Rules of the Road, Chapter 11, Safe Driving Tips: Vehicle Speed (p. 84); Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 3, Managing Speed: Posted Speed Limits; Ohio Driver Manual, Digest of Motor Vehicle Laws, Ohio Revised Code 4511.21; Georgia Drivers' Manual, Section 8: Safety Guidelines, Winter Driving and Curves; North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4, Your Driving: Adjusting Your Speed to Driving Conditions (pp. 52-53); What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133), Chapter 4, Speed limits, p. 26; New Jersey Driver Manual, Chapter 4, Speed Control, p. 63; Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39), Section 3, Safe Driving: Speed Limits (pp. 14-15); Washington Driver Guide, Chapter 5, 5.1 Speed: Speed limits; Adjusting speed for conditions; Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 7, Rain, p. 44; Chapter 7, Reduce Speed in Dangerous Conditions, p. 41; Maryland Driver's Manual, Section 3.C, p. 14; Missouri Driver Guide, Chapter 7, Speed Limit, PDF p. 52; Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook 2026, Section 3.B Understanding Vehicle Speed, p. 10; Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, Section 3, Roadway and Vehicle Knowledge: Adjusting Speed to Conditions (p. 40); Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, Section B, Chapter 4, The Basic Speed Rule (p. 46); Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 3, Speed limits (basic speed law), p. 26; Reduced speed, p. 27; Alabama Driver Manual, Chapter 6, Traffic Laws, Speed Regulations, PDF p. 61; Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide, Chapter 3, Signs, Traffic Lights, and Pavement Markings, Speed Limit Signs, PDF p. 32; Chapter 6, Traffic Laws and Regulations, Speed, PDF pp. 91-92; Kentucky Driver Manual, Section Eight, Adjusting To Roadway Conditions (Slippery roads), PDF p. 58; South Carolina Driver's Manual, Section 8, Safe Driving Tips, Adjusting To Roadway Conditions, p. 8-3 (PDF p. 96); Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), Speed, Limits, printed p. 12 (PDF p. 15); Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 7, The Basic Speed Rule, p. 40; Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 4, Road Safety, Speed Limits, p. 36; Utah Driver Handbook, Section 9, E. Speed, PDF pp. 54-55; Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 3, Controlling Speed, PDF p. 35; Iowa Driver's License Manual (MM1170), Chapter 2, Speed Limit Signs, p. 8; Chapter 4, 4.5 Appropriate Speed, p. 42; Arkansas Driver License Study Guide (Vol. 1, Ed. 10, October 2026), Chapter 5, See and Be Seen, Adjusting the Vehicle Speed, PDF p. 66; MDPS Driver's License Manual, Legal Speeds, PDF p. 41