***maintain***: i.e., stay within (the limits) >[TFD][1]: **3**. to keep in a specified state, position, etc. >[ODO][2]: keep (something) at the same level or rate When you have not exceeded, i.e., stayed within the speed limit, >You maintained the speed limit. Use case: >[dailyindependentnig][3]: FRSC urges motorists to maintain speed limits [Miller et al. *Community Policing*][4]: ... maintain speed limit [Wild Trail in Bengal][5]: maintain speed limit of 20 kmph. [1]: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/maintain [2]: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/maintain [3]: http://dailyindependentnig.com/2012/09/frsc-urges-motorists-to-maintain-speed-limits/ [4]: http://books.google.co.in/books?id=SvFZVPas-mYC&pg=PA191&dq=%22maintain%20speed%20limit%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UqqpUqiQAsWOrQfwuoDwCw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22maintain%20speed%20limit%22&f=false [5]: http://books.google.co.in/books?id=s2z6kVzswZ4C&pg=PT6&dq=%22maintain%20speed%20limit%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UqqpUqiQAsWOrQfwuoDwCw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22maintain%20speed%20limit%22&f=false