diff --git a/dbw/dbw/dbw_vel.py b/dbw/dbw/dbw_vel.py
index 2340ec9..7dfe4cf 100644
--- a/dbw/dbw/dbw_vel.py
+++ b/dbw/dbw/dbw_vel.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.count = 0
         self.lin_vel_step_size = 1/128
         self.lin_vel_min       = -250  # km/hr
-        self.lin_vel_eff_max   =  40   # km/h
+        self.lin_vel_eff_max   =  32   # km/h
 
         self.ang_vel_step_size = 1/1024
         self.ang_vel_min       = -31.25 # rad/s