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[Bishop Mackem]

I'd overtake someone trundling along at 20mph anorl to be fair .

Ffs 20 mph even 30 mph is excruciatingly slow

 

[Grammar Police]

I'd overtake someone trundling along at 20mph anorl to be fair .

Ffs 20 mph even 30 mph is excruciatingly slow

It's 30 for a reason.

People speeding in a 30 zone are complete wankers.

 

[The Legendary Tongue]

Fair enough marra, he wasn't in a blue BMW was he? There was a manic behind the wheel of a car behind me a few weeks ago in Shotton.

I think I know what 20mph sign you saw, its one of those that you cant see unless they are lit up as they use LEDs, a bit like those electronic signs that tell you your speed.

No mate it was a civic or that size car.

 

[West_Winger]

I might be wrong, but aren't 20mph limits unenforceable? Hardly a surprise if everyone knows this and disregards them.

Don't tell that person at the end of the article.

It’s on the safer speed for life website that penalties aren’t issued for breaking 20mph limits. Not a big secret.

Driver Information – Northumbria Safer Roads Initiative

 

[The Resource]

If the speed limit sign is in a circle its law, any other shape its advisory.

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This one is on a circle and isn't law.

 

[Dan..Dan..Dan..Dan]

20mph Speeding tickets - a Freedom of Information request to Durham Constabulary

 

[Deleted member 40035]

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This one is on a circle and isn't law.

The colour of the circle has to be red I think. Any input would be appreciated marra.

 

[LondonBlackCat]

My borough and every London borough around me has implemented 20mph roads on the non-TfL controlled roads and it’s a massive pain in the arse. Feels like you’re crawling along as soon as you come off the main roads.

I already live in one of the most speed bump ridden boroughs, the speed limit reduction feels like a kick in the balls.

 

[becs]

They put a 20mph through the town next to me. It's an A road. Instead of using that, traffic is now taking a short cut and hurtling through our village. The roads are just not designed to cope with the volume of traffic, there have been increased accidents in the village and the people in the terrace on the main road have lorries rumbling past just a path width from their front windows.

 

[Daffy]

30 is low enough
20 mph is ridiculous & also hard to maintain without stalling in 2nd

 

[dickie mc rich]

I’d like to see the data on road rage increase in the areas that bring this is.

 

[steve30000]

30 is low enough
20 mph is ridiculous & also hard to maintain without stalling in 2nd

Agree.

I’d like to see the data on road rage increase in the areas that bring this is.

Who's idea was it to put it in place all through pallion?

 

[hefty em]

It should be 20 outside schools only. The main road through birtley being 20 is stupid.

 

[buster]

It should be 20 outside schools only. The main road through birtley being 20 is stupid.

You’ve missed a massive point , I agree about the limit outside schools , but it should only be in term time .

 

[Sandboy]

It should be 20 outside schools only. The main road through birtley being 20 is stupid.

Dunno like, people were regularly hurt on that road when I was a kid.The 20 is more to do with discouraging people to use it to avoid the A1 bottleneck at the angel I reckon. Also helps with pollution.

You’ve missed a massive point , I agree about the limit outside schools , but it should only be in term time .

Isn't it usually just advisory outside schools anyway ? Most 20 zones would be self regulated by sensible people anyway, the signs are to remind the fuckwits among us.

 

[Kevj]

I’d like to see the data on road rage increase in the areas that bring this is.

Also three into two filter lanes and the like.

 

[JohnKay]

It's 30 for a reason.

People speeding in a 30 zone are complete wankers.

Amen to that mate, of all the areas to speed why try to steal a few seconds per mile where it risks the most lives.

 

[James]

My borough and every London borough around me has implemented 20mph roads on the non-TfL controlled roads and it’s a massive pain in the arse. Feels like you’re crawling along as soon as you come off the main roads.

I already live in one of the most speed bump ridden boroughs, the speed limit reduction feels like a kick in the balls.

It's meant to be.

This statement from Sustrans just about sums it up: News

 

[burro nunn]

Since they put the blanket pallion zone in, I've come up behind someone actually doing 20 once ffs.

 

[The Resource]

The colour of the circle has to be red I think. Any input would be appreciated marra.

A green circle is advisary not enforceable. The 20 zones are arguably unenforceable anyway. There are no small repeater speed limit signs on the lamposts to remind you of the limit, and based on the highway code the majority of the zones would classed as 30 if you have no other instruction.