The UK government’s stance on speeding is pretty clear: ‘You must not drive faster than the speed limit for the type of road and your type of vehicle’. Nonetheless, millions of motorists break speed limits every day. According to Department for Transport statistics for 2022 (the most rece...
Speed limits vary greatly with jurisdiction, ranging from walking pace in a Dutchwoonerf, or “shared” street, to unrestricted on a German autobahn. Speed limits are commonly reduced on roads approaching residential, shopping, or school areas and on dangerous road sections and sharp curves. Read...
Speed limits are a maximum not a target and depend on the type of road and vehicle you’re driving The only vehicles that speed limits don’t apply to are those used for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes while responding to an emergency. For everyone else, speed limits are a max...
any speed limit sign will state the general speed limit for the road (white sign / black text) with the night time speed limit immediately below with a black sign with white text. Whilst rare, you’re likely to see night time speed limits in the following locations; ...
Obeying Speed Limits, Teen Drivers Hit RoadEver wonder what would happen if everybody drove the speed limit? About 25 teen-agers and...Siew, Walden
We investigated the relationships between the route characteristics, the specific road maintenance conditions and the warning signs imposed by the highway code and their effects on the driver's behaviors. We examined and assessed the management of the speed limits in order to harmonize roadside ...
Observing speed limits – which in the UK flip-flop more often than the weather – distracts us from the much more important job of driving in a manner that suits the conditions. Wondering if you’re within an arbitrary limit takes your eyes and mind off the road. ...
Any driver’s speed, at any location, can be compared to the average speed of other vehicles that have travelled on that same section of road. Reducing driver risk Quartix redefines speed limits for a safer fleet with the SafeSpeed database Watch the explainer A better measurement of safet...
Maybe you should check with the official Tomtom site, if they have the latest speed limits in their maps already. Sooner or later you will be able to buy updated ones at Mapfactor. Howdy, Stranger! It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these ...
How clean air targets could be met by charging drivers 20mph 'putting tourists off visiting Wales', Tories claim The Welsh government said the speed limits along the road were a matter for the council. A spokesperson for the Vale of Glamorgan Council said the criteria "for roads...