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Traffic calming, N17 between Tuam and Claregalway

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    #32
    konman
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    At last they have taken out the zig zag yellow lines and put straight lines down, a bit of common sense prevailing.


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    #33
    Mars Bar
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    konman wrote: »
    At last they have taken out the zig zag yellow lines and put straight lines down, a bit of common sense prevailing.

    Driving behind someone who was obeying those yellow lines was like watching a drunk driver in action. I just drive straight through it and ignored the lines.


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    #34
    GY A1
    Registered Users Posts: 2,249 ✭✭✭GY A1


    konman wrote: »
    At last they have taken out the zig zag yellow lines and put straight lines down, a bit of common sense prevailing.

    does it look better now


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    #35
    GY A1
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    Mars Bar wrote: »
    Driving behind someone who was obeying those yellow lines was like watching a drunk driver in action. I just drive straight through it and ignored the lines.

    noticed that alright, if ya drove straight over the lines it was ok ,


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    #36
    Iwannahurl
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    Did motorists drive over the zig-zag lines without slowing down significantly? If so, the set-up wasn't much use as traffic calming.

    What appears to be the difference with the new arrangement, in terms of speed reduction and driver behaviour generally?


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    #37
    Mars Bar
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    Iwannahurl wrote: »
    Did motorists drive over the zig-zag lines without slowing down significantly? If so, the set-up wasn't much use as traffic calming.

    Well I always came down to 60-65 km/h there and drove straight rather than zig zagging. I felt that if I focused on obeying the lines then I wasn't paying attention to the dangers coming from the side roads.


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    #38
    Iwannahurl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,156 ✭✭✭Iwannahurl


    Was a new speed limit posted to go with the 'traffic calming'?


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    Mars Bar
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    Iwannahurl wrote: »
    Was a new speed limit posted to go with the 'traffic calming'?

    No idea. I never took any notice then coz I wasn't driving. I'm assuming people were doing 80-100 through there and that's why the put in the traffic calming.


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    #40
    dollybird2
    Registered Users Posts: 463 ✭✭dollybird2


    Speed limit has not changed since the new lines were put in place.
    The new lines are straight but the old zig zag lines are still visible also.
    There is a speed van sign upon entering the village but I have never seen a speed van there and I drive through that village twice a day six days per week. Still unfathomable how the design passed muster?


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    #41
    gammygils
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    Iwannahurl wrote: »
    Was a new speed limit posted to go with the 'traffic calming'?

    Yes. 60 km/h . It was a 100 km/h limit stretch before that


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