You&#x27;re confusing <i>highway</i> with <i>freeway</i>.<p>A highway, as defined in the CVC, is the generic term for any public road on which the Vehicle Code applies, even if it&#x27;s one lane each way:
&#x27;360. “Highway” is a way or place of whatever nature,
publicly maintained and open to the use of the public for
purposes of vehicular travel. Highway includes street.&#x27;<p>As for the speed limiter, a 25 MPH hard limit is ridiculous unless they were limiting usage to streets with a 25MPH limit.