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richard@ppeace.demon.co.uk (Richard Tibbetts) babbled:

>>WRT Gatsos, the problem wouldn't be a problem if some of the speed limits were
>>sensible. 30mph on open dual-carriageway is /not/ sensible IM*H*O.
> 
> True - but there are also places and conditions where the 30mph limit
> is too high.

That's true; I would say most back-streets around cities (particularly those
long-long-long rows of terraces) are particularly suitable for a 
lower-than-30 speed limit. When you have two rows of parked cars all the way
down the road (with children/dogs/cats lurking behind each and every one),
going 30 is suicidal (or should that be murderous?). A lot of these streets
seem to be sprouting humps these days, which is fine /except/ that you feel
a speed hump less the faster you go over it... Mind you, the *!*BANG!!*!*
it makes gets worse :-)

One street in the suburbs of Chester (Upton IIRC) has "temporary" chicanes
built in to it; you have to stop at alternative chicanes if traffic is coming
the other way (which seems fair enough), and that actually seems to work. It
is very irritating to drive through, but it does keep your speed down.

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