Caught Speeding - New Rules? Any Advice/Experience?
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No such thing in the UK, and hasn't been since the oil crisis in the mid 70s.
If you read my post, you can clearly see that I have written that at some point the road reduced to 60mph (didn't live here then, so not sure of when the change was), as obviously as a single carriageway the speed limit on such a road was 70mph.0 -
If you read my post, you can clearly see that I have written that at some point the road reduced to 60mph (didn't live here then, so not sure of when the change was), as obviously as a single carriageway the speed limit on such a road was 70mph.
Now, your satnav may well pre-date that time, but...
I rather suspect that the real reason for the erroneous 70mph claim is that there was no information on the road in the database, so it defaulted to the highest known legal speed for the country. This is one of many reasons why it's very unwise to rely too heavily on such devices.0 -
No, but for some reason on satnavs the speed limit hasn't been updated since it changed from a 70mph single carriageway, to a 20mph one way road with parking one side.If someone is nice to you but rude to the waiter, they are not a nice person.0
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I think I am being misinterpreted.
The National Speed Limit is 60 mph for single-carriageway roads, and 70 mph for dual carriageway roads, so they don't have numbers. In the Isle of Man, the black diagonal on a white circle genuinely means no limit.
Even though they have no numbers, there are repeater signs at various internals, confirming this.
The point I'm making is that except for motorways, and 30 mph areas, there are always repeaters ; so if you haven't seen a sign for a while, and you know you aren't on a motorway, that's what the limit will be.
Challenge : post a link to a Google Streetview image of a repeater ( small ) 30 mph sign.0 -
The point I'm making is that except for motorways, and 30 mph areas, there are always repeaters ; so if you haven't seen a sign for a while, and you know you aren't on a motorway, that's what the limit will be.
Nope.
If there are no repeaters, but there are street lights at regular intervals, it's a 30mph limit.
If there are no repeaters, no streetlights, and it's a single carriageway, it's a 60mph limit.
If there are no repeaters, no streetlights, and it's a dual carriageway, it's a 70mph limit.
If there are no repeaters, and it's a motorway (regardless of streetlights), it's a 70mph limit.Challenge : post a link to a Google Streetview image of a repeater ( small ) 30 mph sign.
Any 30mph limit without streetlights needs repeaters.
https://goo.gl/maps/5opQXsUQYJB20 -
...and, just as a reminder...
This is a single carriageway:
This is a dual carriageway:
Count the carriageways, not the lanes...0 -
Ha, says the guy who drives a super bike
Ah, but the reason I don't get caught speeding is because I pay attention to the speed limits. I actually was caught last June, and since then I've been paranoid about speeding - something the OP seems to struggle with due to basically not being aware of the limit or their speed.
I know what the speed limit is and when it comes to those that are (and should be) rigorously enforced in urban areas, at accident blackspots, and the like, I stick religiously to them (benefit of a superbike with cruise control).
Sure, out of town I may occasionally stray over 60MPH, but the main reason I own the bike I own is because I WANT to, not because I can ride around at 150MPH everywhere. There's tracks for that - my road riding is pretty sedate; that's why I tend to do most of my riding alone, no pressure to 'perform' that way.0 -
However :If there are no repeaters, no streetlights, and it's a single carriageway, it's a 60mph limit.
Managed motorways are a problem.
If a stretch is being managed down to 40 mph, but has a section of roadworks with boards showing 50, I wouldn't like to argue that from any 50 mph board to the next gantry, I can go faster.
I also wouldn't like to argue that if just one lane has a blank sign, I can stay at 70, when it is more likely to be defective.0 -
This is a dual carriageway:0
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