End of speed limit sign
What the End of speed limit sign means: The lower limit finishes here and the normal limit for that road applies from this point.
- Group
- Speed limit signs
- Does this group carry the law
- Enforceable. The number is a maximum for good conditions.
- In the sign deck
- 3 questions ask about this sign
What to do when you see it
- Note that the lower limit has finished, then look for the number that now applies.
- Do not accelerate on the strength of this sign alone, because the new limit may be lower than you expect.
- In a work zone, wait until you are past the end of roadwork sign as well before returning to normal speed.
Where you see it
At the far end of a school zone, a work zone or a temporary low speed length, usually as the limit number crossed through or as an end of zone plate.
Across the states and territories
The idea is national but the artwork is not consistent between jurisdictions or between permanent and temporary signs. Some places end a zone with an explicit end sign, others simply post the new number, so treat the absence of an end sign as a reason to look for the next speed sign rather than as permission.
Tell it apart from these
- End of speed limitthis pageEnd roadwork
End of roadwork tells you the work zone conditions have finished. An end of speed limit sign is only about the number.
End roadwork: The work zone finishes here and normal road conditions apply again.
- End of speed limitthis page50 km/h speed limit
After many end of zone signs the limit reverts to the built up area default rather than to a higher posted number.
50 km/h speed limit: You must not drive faster than 50 km/h, which is also the default limit in built up areas without signs.
How the knowledge tests use it
Questions test what the limit becomes after the zone ends, and the answer is the road's normal limit, which you have to know rather than guess.
What does this sign mean?
An end of speed limit sign closes a special zone, such as a length of roadworks or a shopping strip. The road goes back to its usual limit, whether that is signed or the default for the area.
State and territory driver handbooks, speed limit signs
Common questions
- What does the End of speed limit sign mean?
- The lower limit finishes here and the normal limit for that road applies from this point.
- What should you do when you see a End of speed limit sign?
- Note that the lower limit has finished, then look for the number that now applies. Do not accelerate on the strength of this sign alone, because the new limit may be lower than you expect. In a work zone, wait until you are past the end of roadwork sign as well before returning to normal speed.
- Where is the End of speed limit sign used?
- At the far end of a school zone, a work zone or a temporary low speed length, usually as the limit number crossed through or as an end of zone plate.
- What is the End of speed limit sign confused with?
- End roadwork: End of roadwork tells you the work zone conditions have finished. An end of speed limit sign is only about the number. 50 km/h speed limit: After many end of zone signs the limit reverts to the built up area default rather than to a higher posted number.
- How do the knowledge tests ask about the End of speed limit sign?
- Questions test what the limit becomes after the zone ends, and the answer is the road's normal limit, which you have to know rather than guess.
Try it in a question
Original practice questions, not the official bank. How we write and check them.
More speed limit signs
A number in a red circle on a white plate.