Speed in construction zones?

[HavocXphere]

With all the roadworks going on in GP I'm seeing lots of cases where the temporary speed limit is 60km/h but traffic still flows at 120+

Do those signs only apply when there is active construction? Or is the entire GP just ignoring it and praying nobody sets up a speed camera there?

 

[Quantum Theory]

With all the roadworks going on in GP I'm seeing lots of cases where the temporary speed limit is 60km/h but traffic still flows at 120+

Do those signs only apply when there is active construction? Or is the entire GP just ignoring it and praying nobody sets up a speed camera there?

On the road between Ceres/Wolseley and Worcester, there are many kilometres of 60km/h restricted road construction. Probably around 35 kilometres. Luckily I don't drive it often, but nobody obeys the 60km/h limit there either. Obviously, the signs are the lawful limits (+9km/h ), so everyone doing 100km/h - 120km/h there are disobeying and ignoring... What I have noticed though, is that they mostly set up fake permanent cameras in construction areas.

 

[HavocXphere]

On the road between Ceres/Wolseley and Worcester, there are many kilometres of 60km/h restricted road construction. Probably around 35 kilometres. Luckily I don't drive it often, but nobody obeys the 60km/h limit there either. Obviously, the signs are the lawful limits (+9km/h ), so everyone doing 100km/h - 120km/h there are disobeying and ignoring... What I have noticed though, is that they mostly set up fake permanent cameras in construction areas.

Exactly. If it were 100...that would be easier to incorporate. Nope.

Instead you've got a mixture of okes doing 60, 120 and blue light bridges doing Mach I. All on the same piece of road with me in the middle of it trying to work out which speed is least likely to result in my untimely death (and maybe avoid a wicked ticket as a bonus).

 

[genetic]

I think it's also a legality issue. The council or construction company would get sued if there were accidents and speed reduction warning signs weren't in place.

 

[web]

When you are awarded a road contract or any other contract that has any effect on a public road, there are sections in the contract document that set out what is required in terms of road signs, stop and go's or anything else that the Engineer in charge deems might be necessary for safety.

If you don't comply they can "fine" the construction company and if it is bad enough they will stop you from working until you comply. You do get paid for it as it is a billed item that you have to price at time of tender.

 

[Nangi]

120 to 60 feels ridiculously slow, I think thats the main reason why people just continue driving at the same speed or reduce to about 80-100. Same thing happened on the M1 when the speed was reduced to 100. Everyone just drove 120+, until they started trapping....