Road work restriction speed limit question.
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Local motorway close to home has a 50 mph signs up for roadworks for a distance of about two miles.
Except for about the last three weeks there have been no cones out or in fact I’ve never seen any trucks or people working , almost to the point I’m beginning to think they’ve forgotten about the speed signage.
Genuine question, do these signs with the reduction in speed limit still have any legal standing ?
Or do they only apply during the period of actual roadworks.
For the record I’ve not been caught speeding.
Except for about the last three weeks there have been no cones out or in fact I’ve never seen any trucks or people working , almost to the point I’m beginning to think they’ve forgotten about the speed signage.
Genuine question, do these signs with the reduction in speed limit still have any legal standing ?
Or do they only apply during the period of actual roadworks.
For the record I’ve not been caught speeding.
depends on the signs...
quite recently the M4 had two sets of concurrent roadworks...
- white background with a red circle border at 50mph - legal speed limit of 50mph
- yellow background with a rectangular black border at 50mph - advisory speed limit of 50mph, legal limit remains at 70mph
signage determines the speed limit - not presence of cones or workers
quite recently the M4 had two sets of concurrent roadworks...
- white background with a red circle border at 50mph - legal speed limit of 50mph
- yellow background with a rectangular black border at 50mph - advisory speed limit of 50mph, legal limit remains at 70mph
signage determines the speed limit - not presence of cones or workers
akirk said:
depends on the signs...
quite recently the M4 had two sets of concurrent roadworks...
- white background with a red circle border at 50mph - legal speed limit of 50mph
- yellow background with a rectangular black border at 50mph - advisory speed limit of 50mph, legal limit remains at 70mph
signage determines the speed limit - not presence of cones or workers
Isn't the TRO the defining instrument?quite recently the M4 had two sets of concurrent roadworks...
- white background with a red circle border at 50mph - legal speed limit of 50mph
- yellow background with a rectangular black border at 50mph - advisory speed limit of 50mph, legal limit remains at 70mph
signage determines the speed limit - not presence of cones or workers
i.e. if the TRO specified a restriction for a certain date range, then any signs left up after that date wouldn't be enforcable.
No ideas for a name said:
Isn't the TRO the defining instrument?
i.e. if the TRO specified a restriction for a certain date range, then any signs left up after that date wouldn't be enforcable.
I believe this is the correct answer but drivers are unlikely to know the detailsi.e. if the TRO specified a restriction for a certain date range, then any signs left up after that date wouldn't be enforcable.
I'd be pretty sure local plod wont know whether the TRO is expired or not so even if not enforceable you could end up with a tug. For the sake of 24 seconds I'd just stick to 50 (+10% + 2 maybe)
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