someone explain a couple of road sighns

[ManDownUnder]

My favourite is "soft verge" (you see it all the time in the UK)

In French "verge" literally translates to "Rod", but it's commonly used to describe part of the male anatomy!!!!

It's SOFT?????

YOU PUT A SIGN UP ABOUT IT????

aaaa brilliiant!... as you were *ahem*
MDU

[Wolf]

As you can generally take 75km/h corners at 100k/m, those 95 signs mean "Slow down TO 120km/h"

Actually, you can probably take a 75k corner faster than 100k but you're not allowed to so the same probably applies to the 95k corners worse luck.

Yep, and Love those "100" or Open Road Limit signs just before a compulsory stop.

[Skunk]

Slippery when Frosty just means the chip is gone... Just the tar is left.

[StoneChucker]

As you can generally take 75km/h corners at 100k/m, those 95 signs mean "Slow down TO 120km/h"

Actually, you can probably take a 75k corner faster than 100k but you're not allowed to so the same probably applies to the 95k corners worse luck.

Yep, and Love those "100" or Open Road Limit signs just before a compulsory stop.

I am pretty cautious when it comes to corners, but I find that you can relatively safely add between 35 and 45 km/h onto posted signs, if it's dry and clear.

Of course, thats not a rule for every corner!

[crashe]

Well Frosty, they are warning people to take heed....
that at any moment you could be sliding around the corner at them...

I must admit when I saw one the other day,
I did think of you and I cracked up....lol.
Go and put "XJ" before the word "frosty" on all the signs.

I am also surprised that you don't have one hanging in your garage yet....
Shit did I say that out loud.

Oh well at least you are well known around New Zealand...
So you are famous mate.... enjoy.
Now thats a scarey thought....lol.
:spudwave: :spudbooge

[notme]

What about those signs that proclaim "ROAD WORKS AHEAD".

That's nice to know, but it would make more sense saying "ROAD DOESN'T WORK AHEAD" cos invariably they are digging the damn thing up just past one of the above signs..... :-)

[flyin]

theres a few good ones a : SLOW MEN WORKING........ :spudwave:

the speed signs for corners were worked out in a falcon with benchseats and were set at the speed a drink falls over on the seat or some shite..............

eh go for double the suggested speed... sweet as for the 35s..... gets fun on the 75s and you can hang on to the 95's if theres no external factors to slow you down....... frosty etc......

[scumdog]

And in Q'land they have signs just before the top of a hill that say "CREST" - wtf you can SEE that you're coming to the top of the hill!!

[Coldkiwi]

[QUOTE=Riff Raff]So it's ok to do them at 160+ ? QUOTE]

normally unless there's HP around!

everything else being clear, most corners on a reasonable sportsbike with reasonable rider on reasonable tyres can do 2x posted number from what i've seen

[JohnBoy]

all it comes down to the fact of the people resposible for testing/designing the road covering thier own ass. mainy beacuse if someone had an accident on that corner they are responsible.

[merv]

I thought rule of thumb was that if you were doing it properly you should be able to double the speed on them.

[scumdog]

I thought rule of thumb was that if you were doing it properly you should be able to double the speed on them.

I'm not game to do that with Mrs SD on the back, using the sign as MPH is my limit then, i.e. 65kph is good for 65mph =just over 100kph.

Except on the west coast, mostly those signs say what they mean without much margin in some of them.

[sAsLEX]

I'm not game to do that with Mrs SD on the back, using the sign as MPH is my limit then, i.e. 65kph is good for 65mph =just over 100kph.

Except on the west coast, mostly those signs say what they mean without much margin in some of them.

yeah there is a corner that caught me out the first time on the road to whangamata, downhill lefthander 25 after a 35 which can be nasty at much over 40!

[Jackrat]

I just love the signs that say "twisty road next 10 Kms"
When you've just done 10 Kms of really good twistys already.
WTF is this a reminder or what??

[idb]

When you get a sign at the top of a hill saying LOOKOUT.
I'm not sure what for, maybe for those that are nervous about going downhill, or maybe because of the rubberneckers that always seem to be wandering around looking out...at.......the..............view.......oh