Earth to DLCC
(or whoever is in charge of speed limits on the M11)
I had nearly forgotten this incident.
The other day I witnessed a near miss that could possibly be blamed on the authorities in charge of setting the speed limits on the M11. A car in the left lane was still obeying the 60KPH speed limit beyond the Shankill exit. I watched as another car that had entered the motorway at Shankill was increasing speed rapidly and didn't seem to recognize just how slowly the car in front of it was moving. The trailing car had to slam on the brakes and pull to the right to avoid hitting the car in front.
The car that had entered at Shankill was, of course, trying to get near to the 120KPH limit that is signed as you enter the M11. However, the car in front, which had Galway registration plates, hadn't passed any sign indicating that the speed restrictions they encountered at the Loughlinstown roundabout had been lifted. There is NO sign ending the 60KPH zone.
In effect you have two speed limits for the same stretch of road (Shankill to Bray): one is 60KPH for those who enter at Loughlinstown and the other is 120 for those who join the road at Shankill.
I'm old school on this and believe that one speed limit per road should be sufficient.
I had nearly forgotten this incident.
The other day I witnessed a near miss that could possibly be blamed on the authorities in charge of setting the speed limits on the M11. A car in the left lane was still obeying the 60KPH speed limit beyond the Shankill exit. I watched as another car that had entered the motorway at Shankill was increasing speed rapidly and didn't seem to recognize just how slowly the car in front of it was moving. The trailing car had to slam on the brakes and pull to the right to avoid hitting the car in front.
The car that had entered at Shankill was, of course, trying to get near to the 120KPH limit that is signed as you enter the M11. However, the car in front, which had Galway registration plates, hadn't passed any sign indicating that the speed restrictions they encountered at the Loughlinstown roundabout had been lifted. There is NO sign ending the 60KPH zone.
In effect you have two speed limits for the same stretch of road (Shankill to Bray): one is 60KPH for those who enter at Loughlinstown and the other is 120 for those who join the road at Shankill.
I'm old school on this and believe that one speed limit per road should be sufficient.
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