Signage

I noticed last week that the DLCC (or whoever) had removed the speed limit sign on the entrance to the M11 at Shankill. That means the limit is no longer 120KPH for drivers entering the road there and 60KPH for drivers who joined at Loughlinstown. That has to be seen as progress. Still, the new limit for those who join at Shankill is 50KPH, which means there are still two distinct speed limits on that one stretch of road.

As well as the two legal limits, there's no doubt that many (most?) drivers believe the 60KPH zone ends when they get past the last of the road works. Many of these drivers are hitting speeds approaching 120KPH beyond Shankill, but there are still a sizeable number who insist on obeying the legal limit of 60. This is an invitation to disaster and the DLCC or Wicklow CC MUST erect signs beyond Shankill indicating what the limit is on that stretch of road.