[F] 80kph limit passes into law for secondary routes

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Re: [F] 80kph limit passes into law for secondary routes

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Berk wrote: Thu May 02, 2019 19:33 That’s what I meant to say. Though why would a driver be doing, say 40 k’s in a 60 limit?? 🤨
I certainly would not want to be doing 60 mph on this road.
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Well, I was really talking about urban roads with limits in k’s... :twisted:
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Berk wrote: Mon May 13, 2019 01:26Well, I was really talking about urban roads with limits in k’s... :twisted:
In an urban area, there are surely even more reasons why you might not be doing the maximum permitted speed.
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It seems that the decision has been reversed and that 90m/h will be back. See http://www.leparisien.fr/societe/le-gra ... 073642.php
I can always tell if politicians are lying. Their lips move.
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sydneynick wrote: Fri May 17, 2019 12:42 It seems that the decision has been reversed and that 90m/h will be back. See http://www.leparisien.fr/societe/le-gra ... 073642.php
Well, not quite, as it now pushes back the decision to the Departements. No doubt the croakers will say even 80 kph is too fast.
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fras wrote: Fri May 17, 2019 13:31
sydneynick wrote: Fri May 17, 2019 12:42 It seems that the decision has been reversed and that 90m/h will be back. See http://www.leparisien.fr/societe/le-gra ... 073642.php
Well, not quite, as it now pushes back the decision to the Departements. No doubt the croakers will say even 80 kph is too fast.
There may be a very large fly in the ointment!
If the limit varies across departmental borders 90 signs will be required at every junction where roads with a lower limit join a road with a 90 limit and this will number in many thousands. Under a national default limit such signs aren't necessary.
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It’s issues like this that make you realise what a faff there would be if politicians tried the same thing over here. There has been talk about reducing NSL from 60 to 50 in Scotland, for example.

It’s also a stunning example of failure. Does an extra 10km/h really make that much difference to road safety?? Probably not when offenders are probably doing more like 50k’s (or more) over the limit.
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