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OT speed limit signs
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It is.
Just a not a speed limit as such
That implies that
Ot is an offence as you pointed out agianst constructiuon and use .
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Like anyone gives a f*ck about 4mph over anything.
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They should all just have the speed limit, like they do in France. What's the point in having an NSL sign?
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For some years there was no national speed limit and the signs meant "derestricted". They didn't want to change all the signs when they brought in the national speed limit.
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But they might aswell put in the proper number when they put up new ones. They change limits so bloody often (100 times more often than the national limit), so they might aswell.
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The meaning of the "derestriction" sign varies - I think it's 70 for dual carriageways and 60 for single. Also sometimes they change the meaning temporarily, such as in the 70s when it meant 50 mph (I think) for a while when fuel was in short supply.
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What's wrong with a 60 or 70 sign? In France it's quite clear, you go on a motorway and it says "110".
That happened ONCE (and I doubt it made any difference to fuel consumption as everybody will have ignored it).
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Maybe they didn't fancy changing thousands of signs when they brought the national speed limits in.
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Firstly, why did they use NSL signs in the first place?
Secondly, why when putting a up a new sign don't they just use the number, since the NSL has changed only once.
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Because most people aren't familiar with the infinity symbol.
That would be confusing to have two styles of sign that mean the same thing.
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Because there wasn't a national speed limit, and the sign meant "no speed limit".
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Well we did. Although I believe the police did not approve of FTL speeds in practice.
a number on it, you're to keep to that speed.
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Then once we got a speed limit, they should have just used numbers for any new or replacement signs.
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The police are not known for being the sharpest knives in the drawer.
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Except that the limits are different for cars, busses & lorries
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If you *must* argue with a troll, can you either go and do it elsewhere or at least trim your posts?
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Larger vehicles know their own limits, the signs are for cars.
As I said before, it works in France.