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The town’s name and the start of built-up-area traffic rules.
S-500 identifies the town and the point from which built-up-area traffic rules apply. This image contains no speed figure: it does not by itself impose a single limit on every street. Limits depend on road type and signs. If an S-500 includes a speed, it applies to that road from that point; other roads in the town may have different limits.
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The end of the built-up area and its traffic rules.
The town’s name and the start of built-up-area traffic rules.
A single unchanging maximum speed for every street.
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