Greys rd.
'Temporary' 60km/h signs now in place for the whole length of the road.
Im sure the temporary signs will be removed shortly but the 60's will remain.
Radar traps will ensue is my guess.
geez they take all the fun out of it.
black cat
Grays Road 60km/h
Greys rd.
'Temporary' 60km/h signs now in place for the whole length of the road.
Im sure the temporary signs will be removed shortly but the 60's will remain.
Radar traps will ensue is my guess.
geez they take all the fun out of it.
Originally Posted by James Deuce
Blowin up bikes since ages ago
About time, that road is dangerous don't you know....
The instructions are simple...
Only when Fatjim is on it...
Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?
Hardcore Biker
I noticed the new temporary speed limit out that way last weekend. Was quite disappointed actually as I usually loved just cruising round the waterfront. And yes I agree, can see the speed being reduced to 60k on a permanent basis.
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Its for all the car 'enthusiasts', that keep crashing and killing themselves not us.....
Deus ex ukulele
Ludicrous. This isn't a "dangerous" road. It's just one that troubles car drivers who haven't quite figured out how to negotiate corners.
"Standing on your mother's corpse you told me that you'd wait forever." [Bryan Adams: Summer of 69]
Forum whore
The speed limit through Huntly has been raised from 50kph to 70kph - guess we are just lucky.
black cat
Seconded. So....
I've decided the 60km/h is a target for the hairpins. Should be able to scratch the sliders with nice warm tyres and a dry line.
In terms of what is safe, some foul days it can be much less than 60km/h in places.
On other days it could be well in excess of the speed limit (Proved by the fact i've driven the road a thousand times in twenty years at the limit, when it was 100, and then when it was 80 and never once had an incident, and so have you).
The limit for any stretch of road can't be decided by a road sign. It is dictated by the conditions, and the decisions of an individual rider.
The limits of the operator and the limits imposed upon us are quite different. Ultimately only the rider can judge what is safe within their limits, and at what point the penalties for deciding how fast to go outweigh the conscequences.
Forum whore
I went for a little poodle around that road today and was surprised and disappointed to see the numerous 60kph signs. What looked like a cop followed me and then half way around another one; it was a slow ride.
Here for the ride.
Bogeyman
Was certainly a couple of patrol cars and a camera in evidence this morning.
And I like the new temporary 80K speed limit signs on Haywards. The LED ones with big heavy galvanised frames. The ones concreted in place.
They've even put a temporary reminder warning sign a bit further on. An LED one, with a big heavy galvanised frame wot tells you to slow down like the first one said. Just temporary-like.
Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon
Weapons of Mass Acceleration
There is a project underway to deal with a few specific areas of Grays Road that have had very significant numbers of crashes. Given the locations of these "blackspots" and the onsite work needing to be established and completed - the temp 60 signs are in place and are at this point to be removed once completed.
Most of the crashes relate to muppets in cars crossing centrelines into oncoming traffic or losing control and going for an impromptu swim, all likely thinking they are god's gift to driving. Many were younger drivers in relatively powerful cars.
Grays Road is a good road to ride.... or at least it was. I can see the tracks getting more and more demand for business in Summer with trackdays!
Blowin up bikes since ages ago
Exactly my point..... Where the hell is the sarcasm smiley?!?!
God's Evil Twin
what shit!. If you can't govern yourself round that road you deserve to be written off!.
In saying that, these "adjustments" to the road are alot of the problem people don't "drive" anymore they just steer. Theirs paint everywhere to say where they should be, signs to tell 'em what to do & pretty lights telling them how to deal with intersections. All the "driving" & thus thinking has been taken out of it.
Fact is - easier the roads(and cars for that matter), worse the drivers!
Oh and this road (when I was younger) used to 100km/h, People back then had no problems driving it!
Science Is But An Organized System Of Ignorance"Pornography: The thing with billions of views that nobody watches" - WhiteManBehindADesk
The instructions are simple...
And going into the ditches. And the sea. And the traffic coming the other way.
Nothing different, really.
Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?
Bogeyman
I can see double yelow lines and full length armco included in the improvements.
Same as the south side of the inlet.
Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon
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