Is this the sign of things to come?

stevo123 · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Karma :

Electric cars: 0-60 in like 4 seconds or even less and a huge top speed

Motorways: 50 mph please

Me: There is no sense in this world anymore

Ayrton · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Sep 2010 Karma :

This isn't far from me and I've had lots of people mention it the last few days, people are really pissed off Laughing

I thought they might put a 50 in because it's quite a steep bit of road if it's anything like the old one. The environmental thing is just bullshit and Labour has been doing a good job of fucking up our infrastructure in the name of being environmentally friendly the last few years.

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NorthantsPete · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 28 Jun 2021 Karma :

in response to OP - YES

The national speed limit down country A roads is being reduced to 50MPH on the sly, sometimes 40mph in places. They dont have to annoucne it or get backlash, just put up new signs - easy.

Me tootling around on a 2 stroke, it's welcome news, but for others they feel it maybe too much.

having said that, most of these roads, if you did come off at those speeds its questionable how survivable it is.

So, look for cheap track days, is my advice or go upright with a naked.
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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

I'm wondering how many of these 50 limits and particularly blanket 20 zones have actual legal traffic orders in place. I though there were fairly strict rules for where you can impose a blanket 20 zone, there needs to be a valid reason for doing it.

I heard of one case where they put in a 50 limit with speed cameras, then had to take them down again because someone challenged a FPN on the basis there was no traffic order in place. The council couldn't produce one in court and the magistrate ruled no case to answer.

If I get done in one of these zones, I will most certainly be checking before accepting any sort of penalty.
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There is no end to risk reduction until everyone is safely locked up in their own homes. Oh, wait... Laughing

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trevor saxe-coburg-gotha · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Nov 2012 Karma :

i've noticed the encroachment of that too - starting to get old now
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ThatDippyTwat · World Chat Champion Joined: 07 Aug 2016 Karma :

Wrexham has had a 50 on the A483 for a while now, because of pollution. Average speed camera's to enforce it. The biggest problem is people getting right up your chuff coming into it.

https://www.wrexham.com/news/a483-50mph-zone-to-be-made-permanent-next-month-local-am-says-she-does-50-but-people-overtake-all-the-time-170011.html
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Bhud · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Oct 2018 Karma :

Yes, it's a sign of things to come.

A local road heads towards a village, that's now a village in name only.

I remember when it was an NSL road. Then they reduced it to 50.
They built some really cramped little flats. The pub closed, and the proprietor sold the land to a developer. Then, yet more flats were built. I think the people who moved in there appreciated the greenery, and nice places to walk. At the time there was also a patch of common land, and horses would be left to graze there. The roads were lined with blackberry bushes.

Families moved in, and they spread out. A local school's capacity was increased, massively. Then, of course, they needed to cross the road. The speed limit was reduced to 40, and a traffic light for pedestrians was put in the middle, so that people could cross the road and access a park.

The common land, where the horses were, was then levelled. It was filled with builders and engineers, who installed smart motorway installations for the motorway alongside it. Lots and lots of traffic, and the road needed resurfacing. The council reduced half of it to 30mph, and installed speed bumps. The other half is still 40mph.

Needless to say, the place to which the road leads is just a seamless suburban sprawl now. It needs a sign to tell you it's a "village". This whole process took about 10 years.

xX-Alex-Xx · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Sep 2019 Karma :

Another one: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/50mph-speed-limits-better-environment-20916327
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GettinBetter · Crazy Courier Joined: 20 Jun 2019 Karma :

So all these nice 'Green' Eco friendly electric vehicles will be the ultimate solution eh?

Who's gonna tell them about this then.. that'll send 'em shuffling to their safe space.
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mentalboy · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 May 2012 Karma :

One good thing about lowering speed limits is that it takes longer before you reach the traffic jam... Thinking

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Vracktal · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Oct 2012 Karma :

Gillete-jeanues had the right idea, as soon as they wanted to make a fuss the first things to get vandalised were the speed cameras
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Fat Angry Scotsman · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Jan 2021 Karma :

I am pretty sure the SNP are determined to make Scotland a "no-fun allowed" zone:

1. Making almost every 30mph a mandatory 20mph (more red circle 20's appear through Lanarkshire all the time),
2. Making national speed limit roads either 50mph or variable (mostly 50),
3. Minimum pricing alcohol to stop us drinking as much (already implemented but will likely be hiked up more),
4. Rob me of extra income tax with their sneaky 21%, 41% and 46% brackets that the rest of the UK don't have.

It's like they hate the people they govern and want us all to simply be obedient amorphous jellyfish flippy-flopping through life to their tune.
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FretGrinder · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Jul 2010 Karma :

I'm just waiting for the powers that be to reduce the National Speed Limit to 50 on all types of roads.

When that happens, I'm giving up the bike.
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