The lowest variable speed limit I have seen on a UK motorway is 40 mph, but that doesn't mean it can't go lower.
I do not believe that there is a defined minimum on motorways, rather it is up to the discretion of the police, I'd they deem you are going to slowly they will escort you off. Phil -- Sent from my Nokia N9 On 28/06/2012 22:59 Peter Wendorff wrote: Am 28.06.2012 23:50, schrieb Toby Murray: > On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 4:03 PM, John F. Eldredge <j...@jfeldredge.com> wrote: >> A "lowest speed limit" means that, under normal circumstances, traffic is >> supposed to go at least that fast, and someone going slower can be cited for >> obstructing traffic. It doesn't get enforced when heavy traffic, road >> construction, severe weather, or the like forces everyone to slow down. > This is tagged with minspeed=* which hasn't been discussed here but I > guess if the minimum speed limit varies along with the maximum, the > same issues arise... There's a difference between minspeed and "lowest speed limit", I would say. A usual motorway in Germany (Autobahn) has a minspeed of 61km/h (you must drive faster than 60), but of course that does not apply to situations with e.g. stop motion traffic. This is far different from the minimum possible maxspeed limit shown on a dynamic maxspeed signal, because there you are allowed to drive slower if the situation makes that necessary. regards Peter _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list j...@jfeldredge.com http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
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