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How to handle outside lane hoggers?

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  • jb66
    jb66 Posts: 1,705 Forumite
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    I undertake them, same with people who dont use bus lanes out of hours. 2 wrongs make a right :)
  • Rolandtheroadie
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    westv wrote: »
    So you are agreeing with what I said. If the NSL for dual carriageways is 70 then how can these two sentences make sense

    "vans can do 60 on national speed limit dual carriageways"
    "and 70 on the roads sign posted as 70."

    Because the driver of a vehicle should know what speed it can do on what class of road.
    Anyone driving a non car derived van should know that on a national speed limit dual carrigeway, the limit for that vehicle is 60 mph even although cars can drive at 70. ("vans can do 60 on national speed limit dual carriageways").
    And someone JOINING a motorway should see a 70 sign ("and 70 on the roads sign posted as 70.").
  • westv
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    Because the driver of a vehicle should know what speed it can do on what class of road.
    Anyone driving a non car derived van should know that on a national speed limit dual carrigeway, the limit for that vehicle is 60 mph even although cars can drive at 70. ("vans can do 60 on national speed limit dual carriageways").
    And someone JOINING a motorway should see a 70 sign ("and 70 on the roads sign posted as 70.").

    I'm not sure if you are understanding my question - or perhaps I have misunderstood the original post I am querying. As I have already said, I am well aware of what the NSL is. However, i do not understand how a van can only do 60mph on a NSL dual carriageway way but 70mph on roads "sign posted as 70MPH". All dual carriageways are 70mph unless otherwise indicated. So how can a van do 60mph on one NSL dual carriageway but 70mph on another?
  • Rolandtheroadie
    Rolandtheroadie Posts: 5,102 Forumite
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    westv wrote: »
    I'm not sure if you are understanding my question - or perhaps I have misunderstood the original post I am querying. As I have already said, I am well aware of what the NSL is. However, i do not understand how a van can only do 60mph on a NSL dual carriageway way but 70mph on roads "sign posted as 70MPH". All dual carriageways are 70mph unless otherwise indicated. So how can a van do 60mph on one NSL dual carriageway but 70mph on another?

    Because it is the law of our fair land.
    Same as an HGV can do 50 on a national speed limit dual carrigeway and 60 on a motorway.
  • westv
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    edited 30 June 2009 at 8:44PM
    Because it is the law of our fair land.
    Same as an HGV can do 50 on a national speed limit dual carrigeway and 60 on a motorway.

    Ok I understand now but the post I was referring to didn't really make that clear. If "motorway" had been mentioned in the beginning rather than 70mph marked road it would have made more sense to me.
  • Rolandtheroadie
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    I think the original statement you picked up on was an attempt to simplify something for someone that thought a van could only do 50 on a dual carrigeway.
  • goldspanners
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    westv wrote: »
    Ok I understand now but the post I was referring to didn't really make that clear. If "motorway" had been mentioned in the beginning rather than 70mph marked road it would have made more sense to me.

    have a read at this.
    ...work permit granted!
  • scbk
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    The laws readgarding signing of speed limits vary depending on the country. In Scotland, there are "70" signs at the start of motorways
  • cirrusmp
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  • Hintza
    Hintza Posts: 19,420 Forumite
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    I'm not so bothered about those that do 60mph, I do however get infuriated by those that do 55mph especially on a busy two lane motorway with lots of HGVs around.
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