NEW 30MPH LIMIT ON A40

Looks like the council have taken advantage of the bridge removal to make this 6 lane carriageway into a 30mph limit down from 50mph.

Words fail me.

brewski wrote: Probably because of the new pedestrian crossing.   I knew this was going to turn out badly.   Expect the camera to follow suit.

Almost certainly.

Yet for years people have been crossing the road happliy with a 50 mph limit.

The new crossing will have traffic lights.  Even the main A40 has a 40mph limit where there is a pedestrian crossing.

I sense this is seen as an opportunity to sneak it in without consultation.

My worry is the danger this puts everyone in.

Driving at 30mph (or less as 30mph is the maximum), there will no doubt be people being impatient and driving the more realistic 50mph which will cause people the shift lanes or tailgate.

Something must be done about this, we really need someone to stand up for the motorists of this country.



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I think a new bridge would have to conform to new regulations which would make it very expensive and pretty huge.

Not many people seemed to use the bridge either, most just crossed the road.

Cars seems to stop ok on the 40mph A40 crossing, a red light is a red light.

I will obey the new speed limit and travel at 25mph. Just don't blame me if you are behind me.




Edited by Malc London - 09 February 2011 at 6:54pm

I would have been glad of the opportunity to drive along there at 30 mph this morning instead of crawling through at 5 mph!
I got the impression too that the 30 is only whilst roadworks are ongoing and the road is down to one lane but maybe I am wrong!  We will see.....