Speed limits

I wrote about the metric switch over at the Eagle, but I just wanted to add some local flavor.

I've been noting how many roads in Dun Laoghaire have the speed limit painted on them. How will these be removed/replaced by Jan 20? I'm guessing they won't be. There's the potential for some confusion there, no?

Also, I see very few new signs under wraps compared with all the small, out of the way speed limit signs along our roads. Will all of those be replaced by Jan 20? And, will the speed limit on the N11 between Cornelscourt and Loughlinstown be moved up to 80 KPH or will we still have to crawl along at 50 KPH?

By the way, it's pretty damn clear that NOBODY obeys the current 30 MPH speed limit on that stretch of road. In the past few days I've been passed by a Garda car doing close to 50MPH (and not in any emergency hurry) and by a bus using the bus lane to do 45-50 because the rest of the traffic was only going 42 or so. If buses are using the bus lane to exceed the speed limit by nearly 20 MPH (approx. 30 KPH) surely it's time to either (a) crack down on speeding there or (b) acknowledge that the limit is too low and should be raised.