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Kizzy · Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:32 pm Post subject:

That road is annoying coming from Melksham.

As you leave Melksham the road becomes a 60 and after a short drive it then drops right back to 30. When you reach the bottom of the hill it goes back to 60, and I can guarantee there will always be someone up my arse as I get near the bottom of the hill who will overtake me before the speed limit changes because they think I am going too slow. It should remain a 30 until the bottom of the hill (during school time) there is no point having that stretch of 60 between Melksham and Sandridge, by the time you reach 60 you have to drop back again.

It annoys me when there are too many pointless speed limits on a short length of road.

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Clunk · Ejected Joined: 29 Jul 2007 Posts: 935 Status:

I have to say, that when I am leaving Melksham in mine/kizzy's van, I will ignore that speed limit, as the van needs the run up on the hill. If I stick to the speed limit, then I will drop to 10/15 mph till the flat bit. If I am doing 60 when leaving the 30, I am still doing 45 when I get to the flat bit.

Geddi · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 1:52 pm Post subject:

There was once a slogan which said: SPEED KILLS, LET'S DIE FAST!

It was crap then and is crap now. If a child is hit by a car and lives to tell the tale or not is nothing to do with the behaviour of that child. Most of the time it is the speed and weight of the car which hit him/her.

Roads which allow cars to achieve speeds of over 60 mph should not necessarily be driven on at that speed. On Braemor Road I have been a passenger in cars which have got to almost 60mph, and I have complained to the driver at the time. Dismissive as ever as that particular driver was. I have never used that taxi company again.

Speed limits on housing estates should be significantly reduced. In RAF Lyneham housing estates the limit is 15 mph and there are high ramps every few dozen metres to enforce this. I wonder how many (few) serious injuries have occurred due to this?

Those whose lives are so fraught and busy and important that they have to rush around everywhere putting others at risk and burning excessive amounts of CO2 emitting fuels are plainly selfish individuals who perhaps need to take a good long look at their lifestyles and makes some fundamental changes. It's like smoking where others are, putting others at risk and discomfort for the hell of it and because YOU WANT TO!
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Chepfer · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 2:06 pm Post subject:

I completely agree with the speed limit on housing estates!.

It should be reduced to 15 mph or there abouts !.

What i do find an annoyance is the complete waste of tax payers money on speed limits that really are not needed. Did you know every sign that is erected by the highways cost in excess of £1000. Have you been to Oxford recently from Swindon ..... the whole road is one big speed trap area. The road is brilliant and should be national speed limit for most of the way but it's 40 and 50 all the way ! ........

P.s I do not Speed and don't see the point, you don't get anywhere any quicker as you'll always catch up a slower moving vehicle eventually !.

If you want to speed get up Castle coombe and do it safely and have fun with it .........