Gatsos on the motorway
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From: Chris Bartram on 12 Aug 2010 15:36 On 12/08/10 14:08, GT wrote: > "Adrian"<toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:8ci7f0F3qgU4(a)mid.individual.net... >> "Nkosi (ama-ecosse)"<minankosi(a)googlemail.com> gurgled happily, sounding >> much like they were saying: >> >>>>> 40 is the minimum limit on a motorway >> >>>> Would you care to point me to some proof of that? >> >> <waits> >> >>>>> so if you were exceeding hte mandatory minimum then you were >>>>> equalling the mandatory maximum. >> >>>> So what would you do when you come across a mandatory 30 limit on a >>>> motorway? >> >>> Never seen one >> >> I have. > > Surely not a permanent 30mph limit on a motorway? More likely a temporary > 'queue ahead' electronic sign, which of course overrides any other 'normal' > limits? I'm not certain, but I *think* I may have seen one.
From: JNugent on 12 Aug 2010 16:04 GT wrote: > "Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:8ci7f0F3qgU4(a)mid.individual.net... >> "Nkosi (ama-ecosse)" <minankosi(a)googlemail.com> gurgled happily, sounding >> much like they were saying: >> >>>>> 40 is the minimum limit on a motorway >>>> Would you care to point me to some proof of that? >> <waits> >> >>>>> so if you were exceeding hte mandatory minimum then you were >>>>> equalling the mandatory maximum. >>>> So what would you do when you come across a mandatory 30 limit on a >>>> motorway? >>> Never seen one >> I have. > > Surely not a permanent 30mph limit on a motorway? More likely a temporary > 'queue ahead' electronic sign, which of course overrides any other 'normal' > limits? > > The republic of Ireland has a minimum speed on motorways and there have been > various calls for it in the UK, but we don't have one. There are (at least, > used to be) signs in the highway code for minimum speed limits, but I don't > know of them being used anywhere. Liverpool-Wallasey Mersey Tunnels (both bores). Min: 10 Max: 40.
From: Stephen Bagwell on 12 Aug 2010 18:14
On 12 Aug, 21:04, JNugent <jennings...(a)fastmail.fm> wrote: > GT wrote: > > "Adrian" <toomany2...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > >news:8ci7f0F3qgU4(a)mid.individual.net... > >> "Nkosi (ama-ecosse)" <minank...(a)googlemail.com> gurgled happily, sounding > >> much like they were saying: > > >>>>> 40 is the minimum limit on a motorway > >>>> Would you care to point me to some proof of that? > >> <waits> > > >>>>> so if you were exceeding hte mandatory minimum then you were > >>>>> equalling the mandatory maximum. > >>>> So what would you do when you come across a mandatory 30 limit on a > >>>> motorway? > >>> Never seen one > >> I have. > > > Surely not a permanent 30mph limit on a motorway? More likely a temporary > > 'queue ahead' electronic sign, which of course overrides any other 'normal' > > limits? > > > The republic of Ireland has a minimum speed on motorways and there have been > > various calls for it in the UK, but we don't have one. There are (at least, > > used to be) signs in the highway code for minimum speed limits, but I don't > > know of them being used anywhere. > > Liverpool-Wallasey Mersey Tunnels (both bores). > > Min: 10 > Max: 40.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Mr Firth's proud achievement, the M42, had a temporary mandatory limit of 20 set for night time roadworks |