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Idiophreak

interstellaflyer wrote: »

A big misconception, a Dual carriageway has to be seperated by some sort of physical barrier, could be a crash barrier or just grass or gravel otherwise it is just a multi lane single carriageway.

The only useful thing I learnt on my speed awareness course - that you can do 70 on single lane roads if there's a central reservation :T

spiro

Some limits do appear to be set to confuse/raise money. In Stevenage the town centre is surrounded by a rectangle of dual carriage ways with roundabouts at each corner. 3 of the 4 are 40mph, the 4th is 30mph but there is no obvious reason for the difference.

fivetide

interstellaflyer wrote: »

I know, I was just expanding on your comment for the benifit of those who think any road with 2 lanes going each way is a dual carriageway.

I very nearly did the same thing. I thought the original post wasn't clear enough, especially in a thread started by someone who doesn't actually understand this! (or appears not to)

5t.

Meepster

bigjl. wrote: »

So it's not a dual carriageway then?

I never said it was a dual carriageway...

Idiophreak

Meepster wrote: »

I never said it was a dual carriageway...

...but OP did...

room237_2

any non motorway road that has streetlights is automatically a 30 unless another limit is signed

almillar

room237 is wrong. A dual carraigway with or without street lights is 70mph unless there are signs saying otherwise. That's what the national speed limit is.

TadleyBaggie

almillar wrote: »

room237 is wrong. A dual carraigway with or without street lights is 70mph unless there are signs saying otherwise. That's what the national speed limit is.

Nope Room237 is right, it's you that is wrong.

This off the DirectGov website:

A limit of 30 miles per hour (mph) or 48 kilometres per hour (km/h) usually applies to all traffic on all roads with street lighting. This applies unless you see signs showing otherwise.

split_second

if its a 30 limit then surely doing 44 would mean other cars are noticeably slower?

pendulum

almillar wrote: »

room237 is wrong. A dual carraigway with or without street lights is 70mph unless there are signs saying otherwise. That's what the national speed limit is.

You have embarrassed yourself by so bluntly telling someone they're wrong, when they're right and it's you who's wrong.