Some stuff about speed limits

[Swedish Paul]

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I do think this is quite funny. In a sad sad way. We have 40 km/h here in town, 30km/h passing schools, and you know what, it’s fine. You get used to it. The uproar about adding 5 minutes to most people’s average journey to drop the kids off, it really isn’t that big a deal.
Speeding in built up areas is. And from my experience, that’s what most people do.

 

[CatmanV2]

I do think this is quite funny. In a sad sad way. We have 40 km/h here in town, 30km/h passing schools, and you know what, it’s fine. You get used to it. The uproar about adding 5 minutes to most people’s average journey to drop the kids off, it really isn’t that big a deal.
Speeding in built up areas is. And from my experience, that’s what most people do.

Most of the arguments posted against it are pretty lame, I agree. But most of the arguments posted for it are pretty spurious as well. I have no issue at all with 20mph in high risk areas, but when you look at Lower Thames St (where my office is) for example, it's completely pointless as far as I can see

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[philw696]

We have 30 kmph in our village and also some humps in our road which are annoying but the village is on a crossroads.
Here with young families and kids that play outside it's the sensible thing to do and I've not heard of anyone being hit by a vehicle either.
It's only a couple of hundred metres either way and back to national speed limits so no inconvenience to anyone.

 

[2b1ask1]

Most of the arguments posted against it are pretty lame, I agree. But most of the arguments posted for it are pretty spurious as well. I have no issue at all with 20mph in high risk areas, but when you look at Lower Thames St (where my office is) for example, it's completely pointless as far as I can see

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I came through the 15mph bit in the city last week, you could see the frustration on the cyclists, trying to overtake the vehicles holding them up!!!

 

[RodTungsten]

We have 30 kmph in our village and also some humps in our road which are annoying but the village is on a crossroads.
Here with young families and kids that play outside it's the sensible thing to do and I've not heard of anyone being hit by a vehicle either.
It's only a couple of hundred metres either way and back to national speed limits so no inconvenience to anyone.

Lots of these when in Calvados forcing a crawl to negotiate them in the Spyder; that and the chicanes show FR villages are serious about reducing speed through villages. As a pedestrian anything passing close to you at anything over 20mph is unnerving. Where we are the footpaths are very narrow in places so best to give walkers a wide berth.

 

[philw696]

Lots of these when in Calvados forcing a crawl to negotiate them in the Spyder; that and the chicanes show FR villages are serious about reducing speed through villages. As a pedestrian anything passing close to you at anything over 20mph is unnerving. Where we are the footpaths are very narrow in places so best to give walkers a wide berth.

Most villages too are going back to priority to the right and they have the right to just pull out and you hit them it's your fault.
That alone slows me down as atleast even in an old car at 30 kmph you can stop and avoid a collision.

 

[CatmanV2]

15mph bit in the city last week,

Where on earth is that?!
LTS is 20 mph




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[Felonious Crud]

Where on earth is that?!
LTS is 20 mph

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20 on LTS is just stoopid. Mind you, the fact that it's gone from two lanes to one lane and an empty cycle lane seems pretty dimwitted, too.

 

[CatmanV2]

20 on LTS is just stoopid. Mind you, the fact that it's gone from two lanes to one lane and an empty cycle lane seems pretty dimwitted, too.

Yes it is. However the cycle lane is often full of dicks ignoring the red lights.....

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[2b1ask1]

Where on earth is that?!
LTS is 20 mph

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Cannon St - Eastcheap somewhere; it is experimental at this point but I’ll guarantee it will be deemed a succès and implemented in law by next year. To be honest I was loosing the will to live by this point and it still toon another 2-hours to get home!!!

 

[CatmanV2]

Cannon St - Eastcheap somewhere; it is experimental at this point but I’ll guarantee it will be deemed a succès and implemented in law by next year. To be honest I was loosing the will to live by this point and it still toon another 2-hours to get home!!!

15mph must be virtually impossible to drive at

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[MrMickS]

I came through the 15mph bit in the city last week, you could see the frustration on the cyclists, trying to overtake the vehicles holding them up!!!

I was going to ask whether the limit applied to the cyclists as well but looked it up on Google. It only applies to motor vehicles which surprised me.

 

[allandwf]

We have 20s popping up everywhere near me now. I find it difficult to drive at 20 in some areas, and I'm sure constantly checking your speed when you could be checking surroundings can only be detrimental to driving safely.

 

[Scaf]

I would have more sympathy with reduced limits in certain urban areas if
1) they could be applied to cyclists / e-bikes etc but that is never going to happen, they can’t even control illegal e-bikes that can be self propelled to over 40mph in some cases.
2) they increased the limit on certain duel carriageways
3) they increased the limit on Motorways

 

[midlifecrisis]

4) start education on motorway lane discipline and patrols to prosecute 2nd/3rd lane zombies. Keep left people.

 

[allandwf]

4) start education on motorway lane discipline and patrols to prosecute 2nd/3rd lane zombies. Keep left people.

I thought it was an offence now to sit on the outer lanes when inner is free? Maybe they need to prosecute more.

 

[CatmanV2]

I thought it was an offence now to sit on the outer lanes when inner is free? Maybe they need to prosecute more.

Hasn't made a blind bit of difference that I can see

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[j s pollo]

Living in the real world this is a blatant attack on the motorist simply they want YOU off the road simple they want you walking riding a bike or catching a bus.
When the ULEZ cashcow finishes do you think they will remove all the cameras they have planted in every street in London not on your life Big brother on steroids i call it watching and recording everything you do
Reducing speed limits is to nick more people for speeding and ban you from driving for a period of time and force you to get on your bike
When it comes to the elections of your MPs and councilors if they are anti motorist you know what to do

 

[midlifecrisis]

The issue is that speed is quantifiable, driving like a d!ckhead in lane 2 with no one on the inside isn't. Maybe AI could be developed in this area...

 

[2b1ask1]

The real one to watch out for is when local authorities get together to get speeding decriminalised! They will probably start with 20mph limit as an experimental; well the police are over committed but we can enforce it with out parking attendants etc. Be very afraid if ever they do because they will move it all the way up to National and everywhere except motorways. Decriminalisation would mean no need to be warranted and Joe Public and every busy body out there will be zapping you every few yards. Filling the local authorities coffers nicely.