Delaware speed limits — Delaware Permit Test

Delaware speed limits on the Delaware permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

In Delaware school zones, when children are present, the speed limit is 20 mph.

Children near a school act without warning, and at 20 mph a driver can still stop in time.

School zones* 20 miles per hour

Delaware Driver Manual, p.93

The Delaware speed limit in business and residential districts is 25 mph.

Streets with houses and shops have people, cars and doors coming out at every turn.

Residential districts 25 miles per hour

Delaware Driver Manual, p.93

The Delaware speed limit on two-lane roads is 50 mph.

On a two-lane road, oncoming cars pass just a few feet away with nothing between you.

Two-lane roads 50 miles per hour

Delaware Driver Manual, p.93

The Delaware speed limit on divided roads and roads with four or more lanes is 55 mph.

Even with lanes split apart, cars enter from side roads and driveways along the way.

Divided roads & roads having four or more lanes 55 miles per hour

Delaware Driver Manual, p.93

The Delaware speed limit on controlled access highways, such as turnpikes and expressways, is 55 mph.

Drivers who assume every expressway is 65 mph end up well over the limit.

Controlled access highways (turnpikes & expressways) 55 miles per hour

Delaware Driver Manual, p.93

The Delaware speed limit on Route 1 and Interstate 495 is 65 mph.

These are the only roads the table sets above 55 mph, so knowing them keeps you legal.

Route 1 and interstate 495 65 miles per hour

Delaware Driver Manual, p.93

On the test

What is the speed limit in a Delaware school zone when children are present?

20 mph. Children near a school act without warning, and at 20 mph a driver can still stop in time. Delaware Driver Manual, p.93: “School zones* 20 miles per hour”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Delaware Driver Manual, published by the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.