Speed limit sign perception poll

**Banditbandit** · 12th August 2015, 13:28

Why are we arguing about something that very few of us take any notice of anyway ???

**pritch** · 12th August 2015, 14:24

The poll needed an option "irrelevant".

**FJRider** · 12th August 2015, 18:20

Originally Posted by Gremlin

Not quite.

Half the clear distance of roadway ahead of you for a single lane road (ie, no centre line markings).

The clear distance of roadway ahead of you for a road with marked lanes.

But as far as how the speed advisory limits are set ... the ledglislation you stated ... may actually require you to travel slower than the posted speed advisory sign suggests you should.

"Knowing the road" is good. But roads are only as good as the last time you traveled/remembered it ... sometimes not that good either.

Blind corners can be a lucky dip ... no doubt you've found blind corners with "issues" you could have done without ...

**Drew** · 12th August 2015, 19:12

Does everyone know what a speed limit is? Do you have a licence?

If you answered yes to both, your personal feeling on said speed limits is completely fucken moot. You signed a contract stating you would obey the road rules.

That we don't, cannot be justified. At all. End of fucking story.

**CB ARGH** · 13th August 2015, 01:33

Generally I prefer to stay above the posted speed limit (depending on the conditions), not exceeding the +10. Cruise at +5km/h.

If I'm behind somebody in a 50km/h zone doing 45km/h I'm pissed off, and I'm sure other motorists would be the same.

**Drew** · 13th August 2015, 11:28

Originally Posted by CB ARGH

Generally I prefer to stay above the posted speed limit (depending on the conditions), not exceeding the +10. Cruise at +5km/h.

If I'm behind somebody in a 50km/h zone doing 45km/h I'm pissed off, and I'm sure other motorists would be the same.

Do the maths on how much time you can save between Wellington and Aukland IF you could raise your average speed by 10kph to 110 (and it's nearly impossible to do).

Over 6-7 hours, 20 minutes aren't that fucken important. Travelling to work, 30 seconds means people are self important morons.

**Bassmatt** · 13th August 2015, 12:56

Originally Posted by Drew

Do the maths on how much time you can save between Wellington and Aukland IF you could raise your average speed by 10kph to 110 (and it's nearly impossible to do).

Over 6-7 hours, 20 minutes aren't that fucken important. Travelling to work, 30 seconds means people are self important morons.

Um raising your average by 10% over 7 hours is 42 mins innit?
I'd take that time saving.

**Big Dog** · 13th August 2015, 15:46

Originally Posted by Bassmatt

Um raising your average by 10% over 7 hours is 42 mins innit?
I'd take that time saving.

That's before you spend 22 minutes talking to the IRD man with the flashing lights.

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**Tazz** · 13th August 2015, 16:10

Originally Posted by Bassmatt

Um raising your average by 10% over 7 hours is 42 mins innit?
I'd take that time saving.

Are you going around a big round about at 110 for 7 hours or something

There is no road in NZ you could actually average 110 by travelling at 110 for 7 hours (unless you blow through every town, light, intersection, corner at that exact speed..). You'd probably be doing squirts of up to 200 to maintain that average, so in reality when someone holds you up by 5 or 10kph, you really are only losing minutes, if that, in a long journey.
People who lose their shit about it need to harden the fuck up and stop throwing little tantys. Just pass when you can, and life goes on for everyone.

**pritch** · 13th August 2015, 16:18

Originally Posted by Bassmatt

Um raising your average by 10% over 7 hours is 42 mins innit?
I'd take that time saving.

Yeah, that equates to some 80 ks, apart from which the ride is more fun.

**MarkH** · 13th August 2015, 17:27

Originally Posted by FJRider

Corner speed signs are advisory only ...

I thought those 100kph signs were advisory only as well . . .
Shit, that explains what that policeman was saying, I thought he was asking for some money for their donut fund.

Just remember:
If the police didn't see it, I didn't do it! (I'm sure I've seen that on a sig somewhere . . . oh yeah, it's on mine)

**Gremlin** · 13th August 2015, 17:39

Originally Posted by Tazz

Are you going around a big round about at 110 for 7 hours or something

There is no road in NZ you could actually average 110 by travelling at 110 for 7 hours (unless you blow through every town, light, intersection, corner at that exact speed..). You'd probably be doing squirts of up to 200 to maintain that average, so in reality when someone holds you up by 5 or 10kph, you really are only losing minutes, if that, in a long journey.
People who lose their shit about it need to harden the fuck up and stop throwing little tantys. Just pass when you can, and life goes on for everyone.

Actually... it depends. I know my moving average over 1600km+ once was 99kph... and there was no 200kph squirts (it's horribly fuel inefficient which means you have to stop more). Less than 1hr of stops over that period if you were wondering...

But yes... any overall average (including stops) above about 80kph is pretty damn hard to do for multiple hours

**FJRider** · 13th August 2015, 17:48

Originally Posted by MarkH

I thought those 100kph signs were advisory only as well . . .

The word is optional ...

But ... some options have a down side ....

**awa355** · 13th August 2015, 18:15

Here's an example of sign stupidity. Mangatutu road today, Over a 6 kilometer stretch I passed seven 30kph signs. Between the sixth and seventh, a digger was parked off the road in a pull off area. Not one sign of any type of roadside works being done, no cones, no HiViz stuff, not even a person in sight.

Not a problem to me but geez! old nana (who's never broken a road rule in her life) would still be out there trying to get to the CWI meeting.