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Originally Posted by daviesbike
then they do 40mph in a 30 zone they just dont ever change speed
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I get worse than that on a regular basis.
There's a country road (B-road, wide enough for 2 trucks but no footpaths) through woodland near me that used to be 60mph and has been reduced to 40. There's the occasional house but no real justification for 40. It then reduces to 30 entering the next village, though that coincides with footpaths and VERY wide verges.
A very high proportion of people drive through the woods (3 miles) at 30 to 35mph then actually speed up to about 45mph when the road "opens out" (it's the same width tarmac) at the 30 limit.
I can only assume they have bad eyesight. Drives me witless as there's only 1 decent overtaking opportunity on the whole 3 miles, if nothing is coming the other way.
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