Different speed limits on each side of the road
Discussion
A road I use quite well is shown in the link below
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&ge...
The A57 (Sankey Way) between each of the road abouts at either end is 40mph. The A574 southwards has 30mph signs up however the last sign you see if you turn off the A57, heading north, is 40.
The police have started putting a camera van pointing at the northbound traffic just the other side of the railway bridge, it has a slight climb on it so as soon as you go over the bridge, the van is slap bang infront of you, parked half on the road half on the grass verge.
I passed it when stuck in a lot of traffic but I think its going to be a new location as theres an Ikea further up the road and it is a very busy route.
I have looked a few times and the last sign you see coming from the A57 is 40, there is a 30 further down the A574 but its certainly after the railway intersection.
Am i right in thinking each side of the carriageway should have the same speed limit?
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&ge...
The A57 (Sankey Way) between each of the road abouts at either end is 40mph. The A574 southwards has 30mph signs up however the last sign you see if you turn off the A57, heading north, is 40.
The police have started putting a camera van pointing at the northbound traffic just the other side of the railway bridge, it has a slight climb on it so as soon as you go over the bridge, the van is slap bang infront of you, parked half on the road half on the grass verge.
I passed it when stuck in a lot of traffic but I think its going to be a new location as theres an Ikea further up the road and it is a very busy route.
I have looked a few times and the last sign you see coming from the A57 is 40, there is a 30 further down the A574 but its certainly after the railway intersection.
Am i right in thinking each side of the carriageway should have the same speed limit?
streaky said:
Dual carriageways can have different limits on either side - Streaky
Indeed. For example, Park Lane is 40mph on the side nearer to Hyde Park and 30mph on the other side. And for a short stretch between J2 and J3, the M4 is NSL westbound and 40mph eastbound. (For much longer it is NSL westbound and 60mph eastbound.)There are many other examples, some more logical than others.
vincenz said:
cool. Its not a dual carriage way 
Oh. Well in that case I'm not completely sure, but I wouldn't have thought you could have different limits within the same carriageway. I've never heard of such a thing.If you don't get a definitive answer here then you could try SABRE, where at least one person will be sure to know.
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