On 04/12/2008 12:59, Frederik Ramm wrote: > Hi, > > in Germany we have yellow signs > (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ortstafel) that tell you when you're > legally entering a city/town/village traffic area. In such a traffic > area ("geschlossene Ortschaft"), reduced default speed limits apply. > However, the beast is completely separate from (a) built-up area and (b) > the actual city/town/village border. > > Is there a similar construct in the UK, or do your reduced speed limits > simply apply to "built-up areas" and it is then left to the driver's > common sense where a built-up area is?
There will always be a sign where a speed limit changes (usually 30mph) but there will only be reopeat signs if it is higher than the default (e.g. if a road is 40 in what would normally be a 30 area). The boundary of the speed limit doesn't necessarily correspond with the boundary of the built-up area or any admin boundaries. There used to be a rule that the default speed limit applied whenever there were street lights less than 50 feet(?) apart, but that was replaced by explicit signing many years ago. You cannot rely on driver's common sense because so many do not possess it! David _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
