Motorway Speed Limits Out Of Date?

banger9365

i was going to do a long post about this,put conor and the other fine drivers are making a very good point,it's the silent one's we need to change not us lot

moonrakerz

scbk wrote: »

In Scotland all schools have a 20mph limit (flashing LED's on a sign) when they may be kids about, ie 8am-9am, lunchtime, and around 3.30. This means in some rural areas you could come round a corner at a certain time of the day and the speed limit instantly changes from 60 to 20

Good idea ! no different than going from 70 to 30 mph.

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

Speed limits in England cannot drop by more than 30mph a time.

moonrakerz

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

Speed limits in England cannot drop by more than 30mph a time.

Motorway to Service area: 70 mph to 20 mph (15 mph in some) ?

Conor_3

moonrakerz wrote: »

Motorway to Service area: 70 mph to 20 mph (15 mph in some) ?

The speed limit signs entering a MSA aren't legal ones. They do not follow the format for a proper speed limit sign.

moonrakerz

Conor wrote: »

The speed limit signs entering a MSA aren't legal ones. They do not follow the format for a proper speed limit sign.

So I can drive round at 100mph ?

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

The rules for speed limits are complex, they involve streetlamp spacing, use of repeaters, type of carriageway, national speed limit, and accessibility by the public.

In short, no you can't do 100mph.

moonrakerz

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

The rules for speed limits are complex, they involve streetlamp spacing, use of repeaters, type of carriageway, national speed limit, and accessibility by the public.

In short, no you can't do 100mph.

If there isn't a "proper" legal speed limit sign, no properly spaced street lamps, no repeater signs - why not ?
The 70 limit can't apply as, strictly speaking, it isn't part of the motorway - which is why the AA & RAC can't fix your car in one.(Strictly speaking !)

cyclonebri1

There id so much signage installed on the major motorways now, M1 in particular. At God knows what expense.

Do you all think those dirty great gantries are there just to tell us it will take 18mins to the next junction but 1. Yes they will certainly house the neccessary kit to log mileage taxation or road charging in the future, but, in the context of this post, why can't they be used to give variable speed limits for our motorways?

We all know that some days/conditions 30mph is the safe max but at optimum it could be 100?

Conor_3

moonrakerz wrote: »

So I can drive round at 100mph ?

No. Whilst they wouldn't be able to prosecute you for speeding, they could prosecute you for dangerous driving because even if it was not part of the "Queens Highway", it is a public place and the RTA applies to some extent.