Speed Limits
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If you are using TM:PE 11.5.2 STABLE, or TM:PE 11.6.1 TEST, or older versions, please refer to the old documentation: Speed Limits 11.5
Use this tool to set speed limits for road and tracked (metro, train, monorail, tram, trolleybus) networks.
Choose Speed Limits on the Toolbar:
Button missing? Enable Speed Limits in Maintenance settings.
You can set a keyboard shortcut to activate the tool in the Keybinds settings.
The speed palette controlls the various modes of the speed limits tool, and determines what speed will be set when clicking speed icons on the map.
Reposition it by dragging the title bar. Change the size and opacity of the palette in General settings.
These buttons determine how speeds are applied.
| Button | Purpose |
|---|---|
 
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Toggles between Segment vs. Lane mode. The button shows the current mode; clicking it changes to the other mode. See Setting Speeds section for details. |
 
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Toggles between Speed Overrides vs. Default Speeds mode. The button shows the current mode; clicking it changes to the other mode. See Default Speeds section for details. |
 
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Toggles between Miles Per Hour (MPH) and Kilometers per Hour (km/h) mode. See Icon Themes section for details. |
These buttons choose the speed to be applied.
| Button | Purpose |
|---|---|
| (todo) | Reset speed to default. See Reset Speeds section for details. |
| (todo) | Choose speed to apply. See Setting Speeds section for details. |
| (todo) | Choose unlimited speed. See Unlimited Speed section for details. |
Default speeds are represented by green circular speed icons:
Default speeds are defined by network assets (roads, tracks, etc), but you can customise them if desired:
- Activate default speeds mode (button lit)
- Select desired speed on the Speed Bar
- Click a speed icon on the map to apply that speed
This will set the default speed for all elevations (ground, elevated, bridge, slope, tunnel) of that network asset.
Lane and segment speed overrides are shown in your chosen speed icon theme (see Icon Themes section for details):
To change a speed:
- Choose Segment or Lane mode
- Select desired speed on the Speed Bar
- Click a speed icon on the map to apply that speed
Note: When setting the speed of a tram track that's part of a road, both the road and the tram track will be set to the same speed.
Setting a network, segment or lane to this speed removes its speed limit, allowing vehicles to reach their maximum speed.
This is particularly useful if you're using high speed train tracks.
You can customise vehicle speeds using Advanced Vehicle Options or Customise It Extended mod.
To reset customised speeds to default values:
- Select the Reset button on the speed bar
(todo: image) - Click a speed icon on the map to revert it to default speed
If you are in default speeds mode, resetting will restore the speed defined by the network asset.
The following shortcuts are applicable when the Speed Limits tool is active...
Selection:
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EscorRight mouse click- exit Speed Limits tool- Returns focus to the Toolbar and enables its Adjust Roads mode.
Modes:
You can set speeds while using temporary mode toggles.
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Ctrl/Cmd- temporarily toggle between segment vs. lane mode -
Alt- temporarily toggle between default vs. override mode
Speeds:
These select/change speed on the speed bar.
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Alt+0-9- pick speed (eg.Alt+1= 10,Alt+6= 60, etc.) -
-orNumpad -- reduce picked speed (eg. if speed bar is50, it will change to45) -
=orNumpad +- increase picked speed -
/- pick unlimited speed -
DeleteorBackspace- pick speed resetter
Applicators:
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Click a speed icon- change network/segment/lane speed to the speedbar speed -
Shift+Click a speed icon- change speed and apply that change along the route- This is only applicable in segment/lane speed override mode.
Bulk Applicators:
- Roundabout Policies - set speed, based on curvature, for entire roundabout
Camera / Overlays:
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Mouse wheel- zoom in or out- If you zoom out too far, icons may disappear
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PageDown- underground view- This also activates a simplified version of the Traffic Info View
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PageUp- overground view
While the tool is active, icons indicate speeds (relevant to current tool mode) of nearby roads and tracks:
To see icons for distant roads/tracks, move the camera towards them. Overlay transparency can be set in General settings.
When the tool is deactivated, overlays will be removed. A persistent overlay, which shows speed limits whenever the Toolbar is visible, can be enabled in Overlays settings.
The icon theme is set via General settings and determines the visual appearance of overlay icons and also the units to use - either km/h (kilometers per hour) or MPH (miles per hour) scale, depending on the theme.
The game uses it's own speed units, which are neither
km/hormph. SeeConstants.csfor details on how we convert between game units and real units.
Click here to see available themes
| Style | Example | Units |
|---|---|---|
| American |  |
MPH |
| Brazilian |  |
km/h |
| British |  |
MPH |
| Canadian |  |
km/h |
| French |  |
km/h |
| German |  |
km/h MPH |
| Indonesian |  |
km/h |
| Japanese |  |
km/h |
| South Korean |  |
km/h |
| Swedish |  |
km/h |
Want to contribute an icon theme for your country? See: Speed Limit Icon Themes
No. The vanilla game already has to check speeds for each network segment; this tool just alters the speeds.
The following vehicles can ignore speed limits:
- Emergency vehicles when their sirens are active (responding to emergency)
- Reckless Drivers; if Reckless driving enabled in Gameplay settings
- Evacuation Buses; if Evacuation busses may ignore traffic rules enabled in Policies settings
Use these mods to control their speeds:
- Advanced Vehicle Options - set speed of the bicycle 'vehicles' (they appear in Citizen category)
- Realistic Walking Speed - set speed of pedestrians (works well with RealTime mod)
- General - choose MPH speed icon style (British, German, USA)
- Keybinds - choose shortcut to activate tool
