50 MPH.
A truck is limited to 50mph on a DC unless signs show a lower limit.
50 MPH.
A truck is limited to 50mph on a DC unless signs show a lower limit.
Mikey. I’m confused.
Why do you NOT think its a DC?
It has a physical separation between the directional flow of traffic. Therefore it is by definition a Dual Carriageway.
ETA… The section of road the vehicle is on is DC but the piece of road further up with the right turn is SC without a physical barrier between the directional flow of traffic
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Mikey D:
Well i think its 50 mph ,my reasoning its a dual carriageway ,but with the other carriageway on the rh side hidden by the hedgeMind you having looked at the road sign ahead ,im not now convinced it is a dual carriageway
, so 40 mph
ok im going with 40 MPH
i think
cheers Mike
so, if it is not a single carriageway (as there are no lanes for the other direction), and you don’t think it is a dual carriageway, then, can you please try to explain what type of road it is?
dar1976:
Mikey. I’m confused.Why do you NOT think its a DC?
It has a physical separation between the directional flow of traffic. Therefore it is by definition a Dual Carriageway.
ETA… The section of road the vehicle is on is DC but the piece of road further up with the right turn is SC without a physical barrier between the directional flow of traffic
actually, the road where the turning is, is still a dual carriageway, it turns to single carriageway about 100 meters after the turning
dar1976:
50 MPH.A truck is limited to 50mph on a DC unless signs show a lower limit.
are you sure it is a DC, as there is only 1 lane?
Hmm. Guess it could be a slip road.
On the face of it, there is no way of telling what the road classification is.
dar1976:
Hmm. Guess it could be a slip road.On the face of it, there is no way of telling what the road classification is.
since when do slip roads have right turns directly off them?
There is a sliproad that goes under a bridge and also continues on into the village. I am trying to think where it is.
Yesterday I was on that road, doing 50… in a mile, I had 3 trucks overtake me… and let 'em get on with it… but I just wonder sometimes why I make an effort… I was on a SC this morning doing 40 and I had a wagon without a trailer fly past me… must have been on the limiter, 50 posted limit… just wonder sometimes why I bother sticking to the proper limits… If I wanna go fast and overtake everything on the road, I take the bike out… but in the wagon, I behave myself… all the time… and I would expect other truckers to do the same, but I’m starting to think otherwise…
merchantofdoom:
One of my mates got done for doing 50 on a dual carriageway where they’d shut the inside lane for road works.
More that likely it was a single carriageway with two lanes or a lower limit in place.
The difference between a single and dual carriageway has nothing to do with lanes, it’s if it has a central reservation or not
And they wonder why compulsory DCPC training was imposed on us…
another one for the newbies, what is the speed limit for this road for a truck?
and please explain your theory of your answer
I’ll bite, thats an SC so 40 for trucks.
Its a 40. No physical barrier.
As it is a single carriageway it could be 50 or 40, depending on the MAM of the truck in question…
dar1976:
Mikey. I’m confused.Why do you NOT think its a DC?
It has a physical separation between the directional flow of traffic. Therefore it is by definition a Dual Carriageway.
Not necessarily, a Single Carriageway can be separated from traffic flowing in the opposite direction (and also a Dual Carriageway can only have one lane). A Google map reference would be helpful.
Harry Monk:
dar1976:
Mikey. I’m confused.Why do you NOT think its a DC?
It has a physical separation between the directional flow of traffic. Therefore it is by definition a Dual Carriageway.
Not necessarily, a Single Carriageway can be separated from traffic flowing in the opposite direction (and also a Dual Carriageway can only have one lane). A Google map reference would be helpful.
I agree an SC can only have 1 lane.
But are you sure about your theory of a SC being separated by a physical barrier.
dar1976:
But are you sure about your theory of a SC being separated by a physical barrier.
I’m not sure about that either, a physical barrier means dual carriageway AIUI.