The general

speed limit Speed limits on road traffic, as used in most countries, set the legal maximum speed at which vehicles may travel on a given stretch of road. Speed limits are generally indicated on a traffic sign reflecting the maximum permitted speed, express ...

for cars in

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is in

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, on

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gravel roads and on paved rural roads. It is allowed to set higher speed limits up to if deemed safe and necessary for

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but no road actually has higher than the limit. Some major urban

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well separated from pedestrians have higher limits of . Lower limits are also implemented such as in residential areas. Lorries and cars with trailers have a speed limit as signed in any given place but never higher than . Iceland also has lower advisory speed limits, which are indicated by rectangular blue signs with white letters. They are mainly used in trouble spots on rural highways such as when approaching a sharp corner or a single-lane bridge.

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Transport in Iceland