SPEED LIMIT RECOGNITION METHOD AND SPEED LIMIT RECOGNITION DEVICE

A speed limit recognition method acquires a captured image representing an environment in front of an own vehicle from a camera. The speed limit recognition method recognizes a speed limit sign from the captured image, determines whether or not a plurality of speed limit signs are recognized from the captured image, when determining that a plurality of speed limit signs are recognized, determines whether or not the plurality of speed limit signs include speed limit signs respectively existing in right front and left front of the own vehicle and indicating the same speed limit, and when determining that the plurality of speed limit signs include speed limit signs respectively existing in right front and left front of the own vehicle and indicating the same speed limit, recognizes a speed limit indicated by the speed limit signs respectively existing in right front and left front of the own vehicle to be a speed limit of a road on which the own vehicle travels.