Dual carriageway?

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Riding along the A17 towards Kings Lyn and came across the section in the photo. Basically a single carriageway then splits with grass in the middle to separate traffic turning off. It is a national speed limit area so 60mph but there are 60mph signs before and NSL signs after. I am presuming it is classed as a dual carriageway even though it isn't single lane due to to the grass separation. Signs are there to say 60mph instead of 70mph normally associated with dual carriageways?

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A dual carriageway proper is iirc a road that is separated by a central reservation and barriers.?


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A dual carriageway proper is iirc a road that is separated by a central reservation and barriers.?


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I’ll stand to be corrected but believe the important bit is the central reservation, it doesn’t necessarily need barriers to be a ‘dual carriageway’.
 
nothing wrong with that, some dual carriageways around here are limited to 50mph ,and they are a lot wider than the ones in your pic.
 
When attending a speed awareness course we were told by the retired police ossifer that if there is a physical barrier which would prevent one from rolling a ball from one carriageway to the other it’s classed as a dual carriageway unless there are signs to the contrary.

He showed examples of single lane dual carriageways in Hampshire and stated categorically they were all 70 mph.
 
the picture is of a dual carriageway the kerbs serve as barrier. NSL would be 70mph
 
When attending a speed awareness course we were told by the retired police ossifer that if there is a physical barrier which would prevent one from rolling a ball from one carriageway to the other it’s classed as a dual carriageway unless there are signs to the contrary.

He showed examples of single lane dual carriageways in Hampshire and stated categorically they were all 70 mph.

Ditto for speed awareness but also NSL unless signs indicate otherwise
 
Thanks for the replies guys. From the comments then, this section is classed as a dual carriageway because of the Lane division and signage but it's a 60mph limit instead of normal 70mph?
 
Thanks for the replies guys. From the comments then, this section is classed as a dual carriageway because of the Lane division and signage but it's a 60mph limit instead of normal 70mph?

Correct
 


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