On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 13:17:16 +0000, Roland Perry
wrote:

In message , at 12:21:32 on Sun,
20 Feb 2005, Brimstone remarked:
The Highway code is the document to which drivers are referred by HM
Government and other bodies.

Bit it cannot, and does not, go into the full details of every offence.

In this case it fudges it by saying:

"Street lights usually mean that there is a 30 mph speed limit
unless there are signs showing another limit."

Note the "usually".

Agree that the highway code can not give full details of all of the
regulations, but it does refer you to them, and in this case it goes
on to clarify the "usually" with the quite explicit:

"The 30 mph limit applies to all traffic on all roads in England and
Wales (only Class C and unclassified roads in Scotland) with street
lighting unless signs show otherwise)"

http://www.highwaycode.gov.uk/09.shtml#103

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Peter Sumner