Re: National speed limits on windy lanes
- From: "Mike P" <privacy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 17:49:33 +0100
"C. Señor" <halfanorange@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:pan.2006.04.29.21.45.20.208273@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Why are there so many of those lanes at national speed limit that don't
even permit you to reach 30 yet alone 60. They're usually quite narrow,
have blind bends. If people drove at national speed limit down them
regularly there would certainly be a horrific accident sooner or later. Do
they make all roads national speed limit until X amount of people die
before assessing a sensible speed limit?
Because they expect people to use their common sense to determine a safe
speed.
Just because it says 60, doesn't mean you should have to do 60.
For Example - there's a wider (not single track, it has a white line, but
it's not wide enough for 2 lanes) road
near me over the moors that has NSL. In the 33 years I've been alive,
there's never been a single fatality on
it, and very few accidents despite it being used like a racetrack by most
locals who know it. I hit over 100mph on it
regularly. It's great fun. Obviously there is a LOT of visibility , and just
massive fields to run off into, so
it's safe to do silly speeds. As it gets towards town, walls appear. Even
though it's no more
twisty and the surface is the same, you can't sensibly do more than 30-35
down there..
Why do people have such a problem deciding when they can and cannot drive
quickly? It's basic
common sense - you have to make the same decisions when walking/running in a
hurry don't you?
Mike P
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