City of Riverside - Public Works Department

SPEED LIMITS

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How Speed Limits Are Set

Speed limits established by California Vehicle Code are:

15 mph in alleys.
25 mph in a residence or business district.

Other streets that are not defined as a local street or road require an engineering and traffic survey to determine the speed limit.

An engineering and traffic survey is conducted using a sampling of the speeds of 100 free-flowing vehicles. The highest speed that 85% of the vehicles are traveling is determined by the survey. This is called the 85^th percentile speed. This 85^th percentile speed is used as a guideline in determining the speed limit.

Factors such as land use, pedestrian activity, accident history and curves in the road are also considered and can account for speed limits set below the 85th percentile speed.

SPEED LIMITS AND SURVEY DATES

STREET	FROM	TO	SPEED LIMIT	85TH %	SURVEY DATE
ACORN ST	CENTRAL AVE	JURUPA AVE	40	41	6/25/2003
ADAMS ST	ARLINGTON AVE	MAGNOLIA AVE	45	47	7/11/2003
ADAMS ST	MAGNOLIA AVE	DUFFERIN AVE	40	43	7/11/2003
ALESSANDRO BLVD	EASTERLY CITY LIMITS	CHICAGO AVE	55	55	6/24/2003
ALESSANDRO BLVD	CHICAGO AVE	CENTRAL AVE	40	46	6/24/2003
ARLINGTON AVE	ADAMS ST	WESTERLY CITY LIMITS	45	48	6/24/2003
ARLINGTON AVE	ALESSANDRO BLVD	VICTORIA AVE	45	55	6/24/2003
ARLINGTON AVE	VICTORIA AVE	HORACE ST	40	45	6/24/2003
ARLINGTON AVE	MAGNOLIA AVE	ADAMS ST	40	46	6/24/2003
ARLINGTON AVE	HORACE ST	MAGNOLIA AVE	35	38	7/18/1996
BANDINI AVE	PALM AVE	OLIVEWOOD AVE	30	36	6/10/2003
BANDINI AVE	GRAND AVE	PALM AVE	35	41	6/18/2003
BLAINE ST	MT VERNON AVE	60 FWY	40	42	6/25/2003
BOLTON AVE	HARRISON ST	COOK AVE	35	40	7/9/2003
BROCKTON AVE	MISSION INN AVE	FOURTEENTH ST	35	40	6/25/2003
BROCKTON AVE	DEWEY AVE	ARLINGTON AVE	30	36	8/4/1997
BROCKTON AVE	FOURTEENTH ST	DEWEY AVE	40	46	8/4/1997
BROCKTON AVE	ARLINGTON AVE	INDIANA AVE	35	37	8/4/1997
BUCHANAN ST	NORTHERLY CITY LIMITS	INDIANA AVE	40	45	8/4/1997
BUENA VISTA AVE	MISSION INN AVE	CITY LIMITS	40	46	8/4/1997
CALIFORNIA AVE	HARRISON ST	HOLE AVE	40	46	7/7/2003
CALIFORNIA AVE	ARLINGTON AVE	HARRISON ST	40	45	7/8/2003
CAMPBELL AVE	RUTLAND AVE	CREST AVE	30	36	7/10/2003
CAMPBELL AVE	CREST AVE	GOLDEN AVE	35	38	7/10/2003
CANYON CREST DR	MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD	ALESSANDRO BLVD	45	50	7/3/2003
CANYON CREST DR	BLAINE ST	UNIVERSITY AVE	40	44	7/8/2003
CENTRAL AVE	EASTERLY CITY LIMITS	CANYON BLUFF	55	57	5/17/2000
CENTRAL AVE	CANYON BLUFF	CHICAGO AVE	45	51	5/17/2000
CENTRAL AVE	HILLSIDE AVE	VAN BUREN BLVD	50	54	7/2/2003
CENTRAL AVE	PALM AVE	HILLSIDE AVE	40	47	7/2/2003
CENTRAL AVE	VICTORIA AVE	PALM AVE	35	40	7/7/2003
CENTRAL AVE	ALESSANDRO BLVD	VICTORIA AVE	40	47	9/2/1997
CHICAGO AVE	COLUMBIA AVE	SPRUCE ST	45	45	7/31/1997
CHICAGO AVE	SPRUCE ST	MARKIN LUTHER KING BLVD	40	41	7/31/1997
CHICAGO AVE	MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD	ALESSANDRO BLVD	45	52	7/31/1997
CITRUS AVE	IOWA AVE	EAST LA CADENA DR	40	43	7/2/2003
CITY COLLEGE DR	OLIVEWOOD AVE	RAMONA DR	35	40	7/8/2003
COLE AVE	VAN BUREN BLVD	KRAMERIA AVE	40	49	6/19/1997
COLLETT AVE	LA SIERRA AVE	PIERCE ST	45	47	5/8/2003
COLLETT AVE	HOLE AVE	LA SIERRA AVE	40	44	8/11/1997
COLORADO AVE	ADAMS ST	VAN BUREN BLVD	30	39	5/22/2000
COLUMBIA AVE	CHICAGO AVE	ORANGE ST	40	40	11/5/1997
COLUMBIA AVE	EAST CITY LIMITS	CHICAGO AVE	45	45	7/31/1997
COLUMBIA AVE	MAIN ST	WESTERLY CITY LIMITS	35	42	8/1/1997
COLUMBIA AVE	ORANGE ST	MAIN ST	45	48	8/1/1997
COMER AVE	MISSION INN AVE	UNIVERSITY AVE	30	28	7/2/2003
COOK AVE	BOLTON AVE	JONES AVE	35	41	7/9/2003
CREST AVE	JURUPA AVE	JULIAN AVE	35	41	5/17/2000
CRIDGE ST	VICTORIA AVE	OLIVEWOOD AVE	35	37	8/5/1997
CYPRESS AVE	VAN BUREN BLVD	LA SIERRA AVE	35	39	8/5/1997
DAY ST - SOUTHBOUND	BOX SPRINGS RD	EUCALYPTUS AVE	45	41	9/19/2002
DE ANZA AVE	CENTRAL AVE	ARLINGTON AVE	35	31	7/10/2003
DEWEY AVE	BROCKTON AVE	STREETER AVE	45	52	8/6/1997
DIANA AVE	TYLER ST	500 FT WEST OF PARK SIERRA DR	40	44	8/11/1997
DIANA AVE	ADAMS ST	MONROE ST	40	45	8/11/1997
DIANA AVE	MYERS ST	HUGHES ALLEY	40	43	8/11/1997
DOOLITTLE AVE	NORTHERLY INTERSECTION OF VAN BUREN BLVD	SOUTHERLY INTERSECTION OF VAN BUREN BLVD	45	48	7/7/2003
DUFFERIN AVE	WASHINGTON ST	JEFFERSON ST	45	47	5/19/2000
DUFFERIN AVE	JEFFERSON ST	VAN BUREN BLVD	40	46	7/1/2003
DUFFERIN AVE	VAN BUREN BLVD	WESTERLY CITY LIMITS	45	51	7/1/2003
EL CERRITO DR	SYCAMORE CANYON BLVD	CENTRAL AVE	35	43	12/4/1997
FAIR ISLE DR	SYCAMORE CANYON BLVD	NORTHERLY END AT LOCHMOOR DR	35	34	7/9/2003
FILLMORE ST	INDIANA AVE	SOUTHERLY CITY LIMITS	35	42	5/18/2000
FOURTEENTH ST	PALM AVE	PENNSYLVANIA AVE	35	41	7/7/2003
GIBSON ST	INDIANA AVE	VICTORIA AVE	40	41	5/18/2000
GOLDEN AVE	SCHUYLER AVE	MAGNOLIA AVE	40	42	5/24/2000
GOLDEN AVE	CYPRESS AVE	PIERCE ST	35	41	5/24/2000
GRAMERCY AVE	CREST AVE	SIERRA VISTA AVE	30	37	5/22/2000
GRAND AVE	BANDINI AVE	JURUPA AVE	40	45	7/3/2003
GRAND AVE	JURUPA AVE	STREETER AVE	35	38	7/3/2003
HARRISON ST	VICTORIA AVE	DUFFERIN AVE	40	41	5/22/2000
HARRISON ST	INDIANA AVE	VICTORIA AVE	35	38	5/24/2000
HARRISON ST	MAGNOLIA AVE	DIANA AVE	25	40	7/3/2003
HARRISON ST	CALIFORNIA AVE	MAGNOLIA AVE	35	39	8/25/1997
HILLSIDE AVE	CENTRAL AVE	ARLINGTON AVE	35	41	8/25/1997
HOLE AVE	MAGNOLIA AVE	LA SIERRA AVE	40	40	8/6/1997
HUGHES ALLEY	MAGNOLIA AVE	DIANA AVE	40	39	8/11/1997
INDIANA AVE	LA SIERRA AVE	WESTERLY CITY LIMITS	40	48	8/25/1997
INDIANA AVE	ARLINGTON	TYLER	40	45	8/25/1997
INDIANA AVE	TYLER AVE	LA SIERRA AVE	45	48	8/25/1997
IOWA AVE	SPRUCE ST	MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD	45	45	8/18/1997
IOWA AVE	CITY LIMITS	SPRUCE ST	50	45	8/18/1997
IVY STREET	PANORAMA RD	MYRTLE AVE	30	37	5/22/2000
JACKSON ST	VAN BUREN BLVD	VICTORIA AVE	40	41	8/26/1997
JEFFERSON ST	INDIANA AVE	EVANS ST	40	37	7/2/2003
JEFFERSON ST	MAGNOLIA AVE	INDIANA AVE	35	42	8/21/1997
JEFFERSON ST	CALIFORNIA AVE	MAGNOLIA	40	40	8/21/1997
JEFFERSON ST	ARLINGTON AVE	CALIFORNIA AVE	35	35	8/26/1997
JEFFERSON ST	EVANS ST	BRADLEY ST	45	45	8/28/1997
JOHN F KENNEDY ST	TRAUTWEIN DR	DAUCHY AVE	40	41	7/23/2002
JURUPA AVE	REPUBLIC ST	VAN BUREN BLVD	50	56	7/9/2003
JURUPA AVE	OLIVEWOOD AVE	PALM AVE	40	39	8/18/1997
JURUPA AVE	PALM AVE	REPUBLIC ST	45	50	8/18/1997
KANSAS AVE	THIRD ST	PRINCE ALBERT DR	25	31	1/9/2002
KANSAS AVE	SPRUCE ST	THIRD	35	39	5/22/2000
LA CADENA DR EAST	COLUMBIA AVE	FIRST ST	40	44	6/14/2000
LA CADENA DR EAST	CITY LIMITS	COLUMBIA AVE	45	45	6/14/2000
LA CADENA DR WEST	CITY LIMITS	STRONG	40	43	6/14/2000
LA SIERRA AVE	ARLINGTON AVE	GRAMERCY PL	45	49	7/10/2003
LA SIERRA AVE	GRAMERCY PL	SCHUYLER AVE	40	45	7/10/2003
LA SIERRA AVE	SCHUYLER AVE	SOUTHERLY CITY LIMITS	45	44	7/10/2003
LEMON ST	FIRST ST	FOURTEENTH ST	30	31	8/27/1997
LINCOLN AVE	ADAMS ST	VAN BUREN BLVD	45	45	9/2/1997
LINCOLN AVE	VICTORIA AVE	ADAMS ST	40	43