Pedro Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 Driving out of town South West towards Daresbury a 30 m.p.h speed limit becomes 40 m.ph where the dual carriageway starts by the Jahad Indian restaurant (formerly the Ship Inn). Just beyond the Walton traffic lights the road is derestricted and speed limit becomes 70 for some 200 metres of dual carriageway to just beyond the 'toast rack' canal bridge and thereafter 60 m.p.h along the drag to just before the new lights (replacing the roundabout) at the Expressway junction where 40 m.p.h again applies. When travelling the opposite way towards Warrington the 40 limit applies from West of the Expressway lights and there is no deristriction sign on the East side of the lights which means the 40 m.p.h limit applies all the way to the Jahad Indian restaurant and then 30 m.p.h into town. Has anyone ever come across this type of highway speed restriction elsewhere - for some 1.5 miles one side of the road has 60 and 70 speed limits and the other side has a 40 limit ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Crazy. Have there been many accidents crossing from Daresbury, that warranted putting the 40 mph signs there? Seems pretty pointless to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 It won't be pointless to a man with a mission to hound the motorist and even less pointless to a man with a speed camera!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kennedy Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 The local Borough Councillor is having the matter looked into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Can the local councillor also look into the ridiculous bike lane on the outward side as well Paul, getting rid of that would be a true bonus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kennedy Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 I understand that it is being got rid of.....the whole carriageway is being changed to bikes only....cars are banned. On a serious note, I must admit I rarely see bikes using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Exactly why it is an absolute waste of space and the money to maintain it too! Make it a mission Paul and get rid of it for all of us drivers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 I with the big man with the 3 liter merc on this one I can just see him in the distance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Well if you work hard and pay your taxes, one day you can have one too!! It is worrying that you are agreeing with me though Sgt.... you aint after stalking me are you??!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kennedy Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Back to the original topic. I have received the following prompt response : "We are currently looking at a speed limit review of all A and B roads. A briefing on this will be being emailed out to members in the next few weeks. I will feed the comments on Chester Road into the process." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted March 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 The mystery deepens - it appears that a couple of weeks ago (or maybe longer) a new 50 m.p.h limit sign appeared on a metal post east of Daresbury/Expressway lights on side of carriageway for traffic travelling Daresbury towards town. This effectively imposed a 50 limit down to the Walton lights and then 40 to end of dual carriageway by Jahad Indian. So the limit was 50 for a mile and a half while 60/70 on the opposite side of highway, as previously explained then the 50 sign was removed (I understand this ludicrous situation had some airing at local parish council meetings earlier this month). My own thoughts are that somewhere along the line there has been a complete lack of contact between the Halton and Warrington Councils' highways departments - the boundary between the two is only some 200 metres west of where the 50 sign was/derestriction sign should be ! Then again Warrington highways left temporary 20 m.p.h signs in place at Walton until some 3 months after erected for last August bank holiday weeked Creamfields rave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 In that case, the road planners could have saved eighty thousands of pounds by simply observing if people actually slowed to 20mph there before they took the signs down. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 I was doing 40 in the 40 zone on Sunday on the short stretch from St John's Church (Walton Arms lights) towards the Jahad. I got hooted at and two fingers stuck up at me by one driver as he pulled out, overtook me and sped off. Another two cars flew past me too at speed. To make it worse only one of them hit their brakes at the 30 zone near the Walton Road corner Thought at first I was in the wrong but there were definately 40mph signs up.... so don't know why my driving was annoying others as they must have seen the signs too Always thought that stretch was a 40 mph so people could drive past the 'dancer' safely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 All this talk of different speeds is very confusing. The most I do is about 25mph, regardless of numbers on signs. Anything above this makes me feel dizzy. I once went up to 30mph, got dizzy, so I put my head between my knees 'till it cleared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Not the best idea at 30mph, Victor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Victor do you do a lot of motorway driving? If so can you let us all know when and where you might be heading I'd stick to Bridge Foot if I was you as it's hard to get above 10 mph there at the best of times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Dismayed, I do sometimes go on motorways. Everyone tells me that they get very busy but when I am one they always seem to be empty !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 .......and I bet you have never had an accident; but seen hundreds!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 You're right, Baz J............. I have never had an accident but I haven't seen many either, as my eyesight isn't too clever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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