Survey of Free Speed 2006 - Road Safety Authority

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Speed Limits All public roads have speed limits. In most cases, a ‘default’ speed limit applies. This automatically applies to a particular type of road if there is no speed limit sign to show otherwise. The table below sets down the default speed limits for different roads under the Road Traffic Act 2004. Local authorities can apply special speed limits to any of these roads, for example: at particular times, such as when children are entering or leaving schools on different sides on a dual carriageway at selected locations such as a tunnel, where the limit may be lowered if one lane must be closed where there is a series of bends at road works Type of road Speed limit Motorway, (Blue Signs - M numbers) National roads (primary and secondary) (Green Signs - N numbers) Non-national roads (regional and local) (White Signs - R or L numbers) Roads in built-up areas, such as cities, towns and boroughs 120km/h 100km/h 80km/h 50km/h 4 2006 SURVEY OF FREE SPEED (URBAN AND RURAL)
If the local authority sets a special speed limit, you will see one of the signs below. Speed limits for vehicles Some drivers must obey speed limits for their vehicles as well as speed limits for the roads on which they are travelling. The table below outlines the speed limits that apply to different vehicles. Vehicle speed limit 80 kilometres an hour (80km/h) 80 kilometres an hour (80km/h) 80 kilometres an hour (80km/h) 65 kilometres an hour (65km/h) 65 kilometres an hour (65km/h) 2006 SURVEY OF FREE SPEED (URBAN AND RURAL) 30km/h 50km/h 60km/h 80km/h 100km/h 120km/h Type of vehicle to which it applies • A vehicle that can carry more than 8 passengers, apart from the driver, but does not carry any standing passengers • A goods vehicle with a design gross vehicle weight of more than 3,500 kilograms • Any vehicle towing a trailer, caravan, horsebox or other attachment • Any double-deck bus or double-deck coach • A single deck bus carrying standing passengers 5
Page 1: Survey of Free Speed 2006 Urban and
Page 4 and 5: Contents Contents 2 Definitions 3 S
Page 8 and 9: Free Speed Surveys - Background The
Page 10 and 11: Free Speed Surveys - Methodology Th
Page 12 and 13: Main Findings The 2006 free speeds
Page 14 and 15: For the drivers of rigid trucks, th
Page 16 and 17: Figure 9 Articulated Vehicles - ave
Page 18 and 19: Detailed Tables 1. Percentage excee
Page 20 and 21: 3. Distribution of free speeds (%)
Page 22 and 23: 5. Free speed (urban): Comparison o
Page 24 and 25: 7. Free speed percentiles on rural
Page 26 and 27: Appendix 2: Free speeds (urban) sur
Page 28 and 29: Appendix 3: Free speeds (rural) sur
Page 30: Table A6.5 Regional road (2-Lane) I

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