School zone speed sign

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What if a school zone speed sign is flashing 20mph during a school holiday? Do you have to obey the limit? Similar question applies to motorway when lower speed limits are applied to construction areas at times when clearly no one is working or work may have been completed, although admittedly this may be harder to judge.

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Actual said:

You don't have to obey the speed limit as there is nothing to physically stop you travelling faster than the speed limit.

That's very true. How very stupid of me.

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BertBert said:

I'm sorry to be that person. But speed limits are covered quite well in the highway code and the information needed to pass a test. Have you passed a test and read the highway code? If not then perhaps do so.

I did but it was a long time ago. I asked the question on here because I thought someone as erudite as you might be able to answer the question and short-circuit the necessity of needing to get hold of a highway code and read it.

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Pica-Pica said:

The HC is easily available on line, and you can sign up for e-mailed updates. No excuse really.

Obviously, I am not going to get a straightforward answer to what I thought was a fairly simple question here. I will refer myself to the HC (highway code) which no doubt will be just as vague.