Does anyone actually pay attention to speed limits?

Krsnik87 · 24-07-2008 4:40pm #1

I was wondering on my drive home for lunch today if anyone obeys them all the time? Me mate Dave drives home everyday and each day has to drive down 3 LONG stretches of straight roads, none of which have houses on them or are near a school.

Now the speed limit on these roads in 50kph but from what I hear nobody pays attention to it and usually goes 60kph. Also the motorway is down to 60kph around the southside which is a bit mad.

What about the good people of boards? Do you pay attention to the limits in areas where some might think they are too slow?

Keano · 24-07-2008 4:44pm

No. No point lying about it.

Mr. Presentable · 24-07-2008 4:47pm

I drive during my work so I need not to have points.

Mena · 24-07-2008 4:48pm

Residential, city ones yes. Motorway ones, usually not, unless there's a valid reason for them.

BubbleWrap85 · 24-07-2008 4:51pm

Sometimes. City and residential ones I would yeah. And it really pees me off when people overtake me then or on a continuous white line. Also irritates me when someone passes me out just as I'm about to overtake the person in front of me. But that's another thread.

Speed limits, no, I don't. On straighter roads I'd go faster but not on the normal countryish roads. 60 is well fast enough for some of them.

Jet Black · 24-07-2008 4:51pm

I just pay attention to the guards make sure Im doing the right speed when there near. Probably do 60 in a 50 zone most times and 65/70 in a 60 zone.
So the answer to your question.....Atari Jaguar FTW!

Maximilian · 24-07-2008 4:52pm

Nah, the signs are always to blurry.

Krsnik87 · 24-07-2008 4:53pm

lol

cuppa · 24-07-2008 4:53pm

Be careful there was a big post a while back about going over the speed limit.
Some people here, never go over the limit.They even stop to help grannies cross the road.

SV · 24-07-2008 4:59pm

I do indeed go over the speed limit. Regularly.

But yes, as said..there are people here that do follow it religiously so be careful!
They'll wish death upon you for not following the speed limit(and yes, I'm serious!)

Maximilian · 24-07-2008 5:03pm

cuppa wrote: »

Be careful there was a big post a while back about going over the speed limit.
Some people here, never go over the limit.They even stop to help grannies cross the road.

ClioV6 wrote: »

I do indeed go over the speed limit. Regularly.

But yes, as said..there are people here that do follow it religiously so be careful!
They'll wish death upon you for not following the speed limit(and yes, I'm serious!)

This thread will only get interesting once that lot come out to play.

A lot of speed limits are just so stupidly low, they deserve to be ignored. Stillorgan Dual Carriageway for example.

Holsten · 24-07-2008 5:05pm

Generally no, I never pay any attention to the posted speed limited.

I'd travel most of the time at what the traffic will allow or what I'd feel comfortable doing on that road.

Most limits in this country are a joke anyway.

jor el · 24-07-2008 5:21pm

Krsnik87 wrote: »

Now the speed limit on these roads in 50kph but from what I hear nobody pays attention to it and usually goes 60kph.

The rebel!

I stick to the limits in residential areas. Nothing worse than seeing people speed through housing estates. Never see the Gardai checking in them either. Too busy catching people doing 110 on the dual-carriageway.

A lot of the 80kph limits are stupid. My parents live on a road that's got an 80kph limit, even though you can't safely go faster than about 50-60kph on it. The limits are meaningless a lot of the time, you should be aware of what's safe and what's not. Any motorway class dual carriageway should be 120kph, and not 100kph.

Generally, I do about 110kph on N-routes, when it can handle it, and up to 130kph on motorways.

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