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Speed limits and no one obeying them

Saruman · 2006-07-11 09:49:49

Im curious about something... i notice every time there is a thread on here about slow drivers or people overtaking and exceeding the speed limits... there are a LOT of posters who come on and say things like people whose speed are evil or they NEVER speed etc etc etc... There are lots of roads out there that i notice NO…

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#32 12-07-2006 10:17am
Saruman

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Since im from the area i know the roads well!!
The reason the N4 is now 80kph is because its not longer the N4 its not and R route. When the motorway opened i did post about this thinking the same.. its to get people on the motorway and pay the money.. however i was told as much..

Yes Tyrellspass to Mullingar is nuts.. Only reason its 100kph is its a National road.. N32 i think...

No actual thought to speed limits in this country!!!

Leaving Rochfortbridge (where i live) heading to Dublin ont he N6 its 100kph.. the opposite direction is 80kph.. same road....
Same with Navan road. from castleknock roundabout its 100kph.. heading the other way on the dual carriageway its 80kph..

I can understand some of the thinking. 100 heading away from city... 80 heading in though is there a need for it to be so long at a lower speed? It just adds to confusion.. if the same road has different limits depending on what direction you travel.. it just makes us think that none of our speed limits make sense so why should we bother?

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