Returns the posted speed limit (in km/h) for given road segments.

    :param place_ids: The Place ID of the road segment. Place IDs are returned
        by the snap_to_roads function. You can pass up to 100 Place IDs.
    :type place_ids: str or list

    :rtype: list of speed limits.

def speed_limits(client, place_ids):
    """Returns the posted speed limit (in km/h) for given road segments.

    :param place_ids: The Place ID of the road segment. Place IDs are returned
        by the snap_to_roads function. You can pass up to 100 Place IDs.
    :type place_ids: str or list

    :rtype: list of speed limits.
    """

    params = [("placeId", place_id) for place_id in convert.as_list(place_ids)]

    return client._request("/v1/speedLimits", params,
                       base_url=_ROADS_BASE_URL,
                       accepts_clientid=False,
                       extract_body=_roads_extract).get("speedLimits", [])