there used to be a speed limit sign on the M63 (now M60) / M62 junction that , IIRC, was 42MPH … they thought the "odd" sign would make folks notice it more.
I remember going past some road works where the speed limit was 9mph and another where it was 8.5mph. How can you even focus on the speedometer when you're bouncing around on a dumper truck?1972 Range Rover Classic 2 door V8
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there used to be a speed limit sign on the M63 (now M60) / M62 junction that , IIRC, was 42MPH … they thought the "odd" sign would make folks notice it more.
That's, errr, logical...
29th Mar 2019 10:02 am
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29th Mar 2019 10:03 am
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Perhaps the sign maker cant spell zero
29th Mar 2019 12:36 pm
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I used to be based on a site where that insurance stipulated that sorted had to be below 5mph, so they had a sign made up that showed 4 3/4 mph.
29th Mar 2019 12:43 pm
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So you remember it. You look at it and think why 11 mph! It’s then in your brain
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When they were building the site of the 2012 Olympics that had a blanket speed limit of 9mph, inforced by speed gun. They would take your name and who you were contracted to, two in a week you was banned from site for a month with the contractor given a warning.
29th Mar 2019 7:22 pm
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I guess 11 is the LIMIT but 10 is the "recommendation" e.g. over 11 you get a blocking so drive at 10 and be happy and safe.Disco 3: Lotus Elise S1: Ferguson T20: Audi A2
31st Mar 2019 4:26 pm
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robpenrose wrote:
So you remember it. You look at it and think why 11 mph! It’s then in your brain
^^^ This
We have 19 and 14 mph across our site for this very reason
31st Mar 2019 8:12 pm
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I imagine that the people that set these glacial speed limits also want work completed to a very tight deadline? 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
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31st Mar 2019 8:19 pm
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No it’s highway England, they are happy to keep us all inconveniencedMike
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