At a beach or river, you see the variable speed-limit sign shown. Which interpretation is correct?
ʻI ha matātahi pe vaitafe, ʻokú ke sio ki he fakaʻilonga fakangatangata vave feliliuaki ʻoku ʻasi ʻi he taá. Ko fē ʻa e fakaʻuhinga ʻoku tonú?
On the section controlled by this particular variable sign, the limit is 30 km/h with pedestrians present and 60 km/h without them.
ʻI he konga hala ʻoku puleʻi ʻe he fakaʻilonga feliliuaki pau ko ʻení, ko e fakangatangatá ko e 30 km/h ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻi ai ai ha kau lue pea 60 km/h ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻikai ai ha kau lue.
Fakahinohino fekauʻaki
Choose the limit according to the signed condition, then slow further for surface, visibility or people. These are not universal beach or river limits or an arbitrary choice between 30 and 60.
Practice question written for this site using NZTA rules; not an official examination question. Checked: 17 October 2026.
Sources: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/driving-skills/learn-to-drive/roadcode/general-road-code/overview/updates-to-the-general-road-code
Fili ʻa e fakangatangata ʻoku fakatatau ki he tuʻunga ʻoku fakahā ʻe he fakaʻilongá, pea toe fakasiʻisiʻi ʻa e vave ʻo fakatatau ki he fukahi halá, sio ki muʻá pe kakai ʻoku ʻi aí. ʻOku ʻikai ko ha ngaahi fakangatangata ki he matātahi pe vaitafe kotoa, pe ko ha fili noa pē ʻi he 30 mo e 60.
Ko ha fehuʻi ako naʻe faʻu ki he uepisaiti ko ʻení mei he ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e NZTA; ʻoku ʻikai ko ha fehuʻi sivi fakaʻofisiale. Naʻe vakaiʻi: 17 ʻOkatopa 2026.
Ngaahi maʻuʻanga fakamatala: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/driving-skills/learn-to-drive/roadcode/general-road-code/overview/updates-to-the-general-road-code