[Talk-GB] Where do speed signs take effect (from Changing "stub" cycleways to pavements)

[Tom Crocker]

On Tue, 15 Feb 2022, 01:41 Dave F via Talk-GB, <talk-gb at openstreetmap.org>
wrote:

>
> To give another example, this is just around the corner from the bridge.
>
>
> https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.3844815,-2.6260151,3a,75y,153.54h,81.48t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1swRoY3bhnG1EX399FmTvo9w!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
>
> Note the speed limit sign doesn't mean you can increase speed from 20 to
> 30mph as soon as you pass the sign & approach the junction. It means the
> road you're about to turn onto has a limit of 30mph.
>

Hi DaveF, I'm intrigued. I thought the large speed sign did mark the point
of the change in legal speed limit, although of course approaching the
junction it wouldn't actually be safe to travel at that speed. I remember
the teacher on my speed awareness course (oops) making a similar point and
"Know your traffic signs" [1] seems to say this. Am I missing something?

Regards

Tom

1.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/519129/know-your-traffic-signs.pdf

>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-gb/attachments/20220215/1c97d65c/attachment.htm>