Blanket 50 limit for Lincolnshire
Discussion
Low speed limits are soporific, leading to boredom and drowsiness. The government tells us the number 1 cause of injury accidents is inattention/carelessness.
Low limits mean overtakers are exposed to danger, on the wrong side of the road, for longer distances.
So, what do Lincolnshire councillors propose for those long straight roads...?
Reduce the 60 limit to 50.
If they succeed with this, it will creep all over the country and bring with it more casualties.
These inept idiots must be stopped.
The Lincolnshire Echo carried the story here
The facility to add comments appears to be closed, but you can vote No next to the story.
I've emailed the editor as well, hoping he'll pass on my views (as a user of Lincolnshire roads) to the Council.
Get voting and emailing, worded sensibly, without offensive stuff, or we'll lose credibility.
Low limits mean overtakers are exposed to danger, on the wrong side of the road, for longer distances.
So, what do Lincolnshire councillors propose for those long straight roads...?
Reduce the 60 limit to 50.
If they succeed with this, it will creep all over the country and bring with it more casualties.
These inept idiots must be stopped.
The Lincolnshire Echo carried the story here
The facility to add comments appears to be closed, but you can vote No next to the story.
I've emailed the editor as well, hoping he'll pass on my views (as a user of Lincolnshire roads) to the Council.
Get voting and emailing, worded sensibly, without offensive stuff, or we'll lose credibility.
Perhaps this was the driver for Rumour of NSL reduction - Streaky
streaky said:
Perhaps this was the driver for Rumour of NSL reduction - Streaky
Sounds like it, especially this part...article said:
The review will use new Department of Transport guidance on speed limits.
It is expected that a large number of roads with current 60mph limits would have them reduced to 50mph as a result of the new formula.
National speed limits do not have to be regularly signed along the carriageway but all others do. That means a mass reduction to 50mph will cost authorities millions.
So, wouldn't it be much cheaper to just reduce the NSL to 50, especially as we'll "save lives" at the same time? It is expected that a large number of roads with current 60mph limits would have them reduced to 50mph as a result of the new formula.
National speed limits do not have to be regularly signed along the carriageway but all others do. That means a mass reduction to 50mph will cost authorities millions.
Edited by ad551 on Wednesday 2nd January 00:14
It's not a million moons ago that the fen roads of Lincs were blissfull, often lightly trafficked dry runs where the straightness and carriageway width afforded decent velocities to the myriad bikers and hooners alike in relative comfort.
Once again, the idle few in positions of jobsworthian naval gazing buggering it all up for the incredulous many.
Pathetic.
Once again, the idle few in positions of jobsworthian naval gazing buggering it all up for the incredulous many.
Pathetic.
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