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When did it become law that dual carriageways without central crash barriers are limited to 60mph.
Victor M
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Yes as panic button points out. there is no such thing as a dual carraigeway without a central barrier. The number of lanes is not relevant to whether something is a single or dual carraigeway a dual carraigway has a some sort of barrier separating the 2 directions, a single carraigeway does not. So there may be 2 lanes each way but if they are not seperated by a barrier then it's a single carraigeway and as such has a maximum limit of 60mph.
My friend gave me to understand that he was traveling along a new motorway following another car at 70 when he was flashed by a speed camera. I wouldn't describe it as a motorway if it had no crash barriers. The disgraceful point of this story is that there are miles and miles of roads where it is not clear what the speed limit is. The least the authorities could do is make sure that you always pass a speed reminder before you pass a camera. They should help people to avoid genuine mistakes but it seems that they are happy being nasty, self righteous individuals and are not likely to change.
Oh dear you are confused aren't you. The speed limit for a car is the same on a motorway as for a dual carriageway.
There are miles of roads without speed signs as you are required to know the national speed limits for your type of vehicle.
A dual carriageway is defined as having a central reservation. Ther is no mention in the Highway Code of a need for a crash barrier.
I suspect this was a rogue flash, and your friend will not hear anything.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport /Highwaycode/DG_070308
There are miles of roads without speed signs as you are required to know the national speed limits for your type of vehicle.
A dual carriageway is defined as having a central reservation. Ther is no mention in the Highway Code of a need for a crash barrier.
I suspect this was a rogue flash, and your friend will not hear anything.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport /Highwaycode/DG_070308