A686 Hartside proposed speed limit reduction
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MacFarlane
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MacFarlane
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Mort
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Copied and sent.
Ben, does your bike reach 50mph
Ben, does your bike reach 50mph
MacFarlane
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Beetle2112
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Done, signed and sent..... Is the limit 60 up there? I always thought it was Warp Factor 7
I honestly wish you well guys, I really do.
We've had this sort of shite in Oxfordshire (aka Poxgatsfordshire) for the last ten years. Limit after limit being lowered - and Talivan enforced.
We got a serious amount of support together to oppose the last lot of numpty 50 limits and more than 70 objections. We proved the limits didn't work. We got the local press involved.
The council put the limits through on the nod.
I do truly hope you're more successful than we were because limits like this bring the rest into disrepute, encourage people to speed (because 60 is perfectly safe anyway), and most crashes happen UNDER the limit. But the council has to be seen to be doing something - and they simply make important what's measurable.
P.S. If you want copies of my objections down here, let me know. I'll e-mail them.
We've had this sort of shite in Oxfordshire (aka Poxgatsfordshire) for the last ten years. Limit after limit being lowered - and Talivan enforced.
We got a serious amount of support together to oppose the last lot of numpty 50 limits and more than 70 objections. We proved the limits didn't work. We got the local press involved.
The council put the limits through on the nod.
I do truly hope you're more successful than we were because limits like this bring the rest into disrepute, encourage people to speed (because 60 is perfectly safe anyway), and most crashes happen UNDER the limit. But the council has to be seen to be doing something - and they simply make important what's measurable.
P.S. If you want copies of my objections down here, let me know. I'll e-mail them.
original_concept
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Personally I can't see what the problem is.
The A686 is a mix of 40/50/NSL before Alston already and plod sometimes sit at the bottom of the hill before the bridge before Alston, if you're still over the limit there you've got a problem!
As for Oxford style reductions, not up here mate. They don't need to, the roads are too bumpy, rippled, pot-holed and generally too poorly maintained to bother with speed limits.
Also I watched a tractor go up Hartside last week [1], he wasn't hanging around, bloody things wreck the roads.
[1] in the fog, under 10degs in July FFS.
The A686 is a mix of 40/50/NSL before Alston already and plod sometimes sit at the bottom of the hill before the bridge before Alston, if you're still over the limit there you've got a problem!
As for Oxford style reductions, not up here mate. They don't need to, the roads are too bumpy, rippled, pot-holed and generally too poorly maintained to bother with speed limits.
Also I watched a tractor go up Hartside last week [1], he wasn't hanging around, bloody things wreck the roads.
[1] in the fog, under 10degs in July FFS.
(RIP) petcul
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And not before time. I was out a few weeks ago leading a gentle bimble when three hooligans on GSs flashed by at a rate of knots. Fair scared the life out of me
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(RIP) petcul
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Mirror, signal, manoeuvre
Wasn't even considering overtaking anything with all those hooligans about
Mort
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Wasn't even considering overtaking anything with all those hooligans about
You nearly had a GSA up the back of ya bike mate
Mort
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Had my reply from Cumbria council already, thanking me for the letter and telling me I'll be kept informed
(RIP) petcul
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I should change this
Nice road that. I'll be sure to go that way again to next year's BWTI.
(RIP) petcul
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Had my nice letter back from CCC who promise to keep me informed!!!
Mr K
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Try as I might, there's no way I can average 50 across there.
Mort
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Yeehaaaaa
Got me a letter this morning
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Got me a letter this morning
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Absolutely fantastic..and if it's in part to peeps like you then a big thanks. 
Mr K
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Pairty!
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