Recommended 50, Island Pt, Harvey Estuary, south of Mandurah, WA, 25/03/16
d97480a. Recommended 50kmh speed limit on the Island Point road, heading out. This seems highly problematic to me.
Firstly, the speed limit is 100 on a road in a non-built-up area like this where there is no sign to say otherwise. Secondly, it is easy to do 80kmh or more, safely, on this road, and you can legally do it as the yellow speed signs are only recommendations. Thirdly, is this sign supposed to only apply when pedestrians are present? It could be interpreted as applying for the whole road back to the main road, whether or not pedestrians are present.
It is too vague and open to very different interpretations. There is too much scope for strong conflict between drivers who observe it at face value and those who (can legally) just completely ignore it and drive at almost twice the speed.
It is supposed to improve road safety, but it could potentially work strongly against it.
Recommended 50, Island Pt, Harvey Estuary, south of Mandurah, WA, 25/03/16
d97480a. Recommended 50kmh speed limit on the Island Point road, heading out. This seems highly problematic to me.
Firstly, the speed limit is 100 on a road in a non-built-up area like this where there is no sign to say otherwise. Secondly, it is easy to do 80kmh or more, safely, on this road, and you can legally do it as the yellow speed signs are only recommendations. Thirdly, is this sign supposed to only apply when pedestrians are present? It could be interpreted as applying for the whole road back to the main road, whether or not pedestrians are present.
It is too vague and open to very different interpretations. There is too much scope for strong conflict between drivers who observe it at face value and those who (can legally) just completely ignore it and drive at almost twice the speed.
It is supposed to improve road safety, but it could potentially work strongly against it.