On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 21:13:29 GMT, "Richard J."
wrote:

That's because many of the limits are arbitrary, and in particular are
generally not lowered at specific hazards. In France, however, if a
bend on a 90kph road requires 50kph, that's the limit that is imposed,
often with an intermediate limit to give a smooth reduction in speed.
With intelligent limits like that, I find I am much more inclined to
obey them than the blanket UK ones.

This is even done on motorway exit sliproads, where the limit is
reduced progressively in several steps from the motorway one to that
of the road you are joining.

Neil

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