sayerbloke Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 There's a road near here where, for a short stretch, the speed changes from 40mph to 60mph and then down to 30mph. Today I had to drive that road on my way to the Shell garage [and as noted elsewhere on this forum, the price of Optimax has jumped recently!]. I came round the corner in the 40mph limit and stuck my foot down to speed up to 60-65mph... and then halfway along the stretch came across a small 30mph repeater sign stuck to a tree. I don't recall seeing a 30mph sign in the place of the normal National Speed Limit sign, but I wasn't really looking for it. I didn't come back the same way, but did cross the end of the road so I could see that the National Speed Limit signs have been taken down at that end, but no new 30mph sign had been put up in their place. Nice of them to put up some sort of notice warning drivers that recently the speed limit had been halfed, wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 why would they - then you would have less chance of getting them an Xmas bonus with the speed camera due to go up next week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32North Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 There supposed to tell you by Law that the speed limit will change and when the new one is in operation, but they can do this by way of a teeny wee ad in the local rag that no-one reads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 I got my first sP30 in that way; a road normaly 40mph in west London just had its signs removed so became a 30. Used to live just off of that road a few years back and was used to doing 42-44mph... At the time I was comming back from a funeral of a relative so I guess I was on autopilot but this time round cops waiting with a radar gun... imagine my surprise Though the cop felt sorry for giving me the points and fine at the end when I explained why, but I just took the points and I regret that now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudgun Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 A streetlight road, unless indicated otherwise by repeater signs every two lamps, is 30mph. I think that's correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayerbloke Posted October 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 [ QUOTE ] A streetlight road, unless indicated otherwise by repeater signs every two lamps, is 30mph. I think that's correct [/ QUOTE ] It`s usually a safe assumption. The road I was talking about has no street lights and no pathway. It looks like your average national speed limit type road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_G Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 Us Northerners have just been given the same dilema. When coming down the A167 from the A1 nearing the Cowgate roundabout the slight uphill residential dual carriageway stretch that used to have a Gatso now has one of those speed indicator boards which flashes at you enough to induce a fit when doing over 30. So you would assume that it is a 30 zone until you see every other lamp post 40mph signage. So which is it, 30 mph or 40mph?? Feckin useless beaurocrats between local council and police! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilB Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 Wouldn't that deem a speeding ticket invalid with two signs (Well one just saying your speeding) saying diffrent speed limits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdiesel Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 Have a read of this - http://www.abd.org.uk/30.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_G Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Wouldn't that deem a speeding ticket invalid with two signs (Well one just saying your speeding) saying diffrent speed limits? [/ QUOTE ] Probably, my car seems to have trouble keeping to either really so I'm hoping the two cancel each other out considering my dilema. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 You add the 2 together Graeme making it a 70 limit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_G Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Glad to see someone else is into my line of thinking so I should be able to get anway with 80 then??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduisbergkid Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 I thought the speed could only ever change in steps of no more than something like 30 mph at a time ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now