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Stuk Top half 28 Mar 18 4.22pm
Originally posted by Painter The 20mph signs are a joke, they are only advisory not compulsory, as stated by Croydon Council. It may be a radical idea, but instead of wasting money on 100s of these signs, they could use the money to repairing the crumbling road surfaces. They aren't "only advisory", any road sign that is circular means that is in an order. From the council's own website: All roads in Area 4 covered by the new speed limit have 20mph signs, and drivers caught speeding by police can expect fines, points on their licence, or prosecution. Optimistic as ever
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Stuk

Top half 28 Mar 18 4.22pm

Originally posted by Painter

The 20mph signs are a joke, they are only advisory not compulsory, as stated by Croydon Council.
It may be a radical idea, but instead of wasting money on 100s of these signs, they could use the money to repairing the crumbling road surfaces.

They aren't "only advisory", any road sign that is circular means that is in an order.

From the council's own website:
All roads in Area 4 covered by the new speed limit have 20mph signs, and drivers caught speeding by police can expect fines, points on their licence, or prosecution.

Optimistic as ever

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Tom-the-eagle Croydon 28 Mar 18 5.02pm
Living in Croydon, the only time I get to feel posh is when I visit Mitcham. "It feels much better than it ever did, much more sensitive." John Wayne Bobbit
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Tom-the-eagle

Croydon 28 Mar 18 5.02pm

Living in Croydon, the only time I get to feel posh is when I visit Mitcham.

"It feels much better than it ever did, much more sensitive." John Wayne Bobbit

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Boooo 28 Mar 18 6.54pm
Originally posted by Charlie Croker Widening it would mean encroaching on common land and Mitcham Golf course. Not sure of how Common land gets re-designated (even if it can), but I do know when the council wanted to add indented bus stops along Commonside East that was a hell of a long process and consultation. Like we had years ago, almost everywhere. Now the roads are flushed straight, as soon as a bus stops where it needs to, more often than not the rest of the traffic behind has to too. I refuse to believe there are that many people out there that can't spell. Too f**king lazy, that's what I think.
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Boooo

28 Mar 18 6.54pm

Originally posted by Charlie Croker

Widening it would mean encroaching on common land and Mitcham Golf course.

Not sure of how Common land gets re-designated (even if it can), but I do know when the council wanted to add indented bus stops along Commonside East that was a hell of a long process and consultation.

Like we had years ago, almost everywhere. Now the roads are flushed straight, as soon as a bus stops where it needs to, more often than not the rest of the traffic behind has to too.

I refuse to believe there are that many people out there that can't spell. Too f**king lazy, that's what I think.

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chateauferret 28 Mar 18 7.36pm
Originally posted by Stuk They aren't "only advisory", any road sign that is circular means that is in an order. From the council's own website: All roads in Area 4 covered by the new speed limit have 20mph signs, and drivers caught speeding by police can expect fines, points on their licence, or prosecution. Is the border red or green? Red is obligatory, green is advisory. ============ The Ferret ============
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chateauferret

28 Mar 18 7.36pm

Originally posted by Stuk

They aren't "only advisory", any road sign that is circular means that is in an order.

From the council's own website:
All roads in Area 4 covered by the new speed limit have 20mph signs, and drivers caught speeding by police can expect fines, points on their licence, or prosecution.

Is the border red or green? Red is obligatory, green is advisory.

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Stuk Top half 28 Mar 18 8.06pm
Originally posted by chateauferret Is the border red or green? Red is obligatory, green is advisory. They're red. I've never heard of nor seen a green one. Optimistic as ever
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Stuk

Top half 28 Mar 18 8.06pm

Originally posted by chateauferret

Is the border red or green? Red is obligatory, green is advisory.

They're red. I've never heard of nor seen a green one.

Optimistic as ever

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chateauferret 28 Mar 18 9.48pm
Originally posted by Stuk They're red. I've never heard of nor seen a green one. Oh, we've got some round here. As it happens the roads in question are festooned with speed bumps, chicanes, abandoned Fiestas and idiots on the wrong side of the road, so you can't really do more than about 15 anyway. I think obligatory 20s are a newish thing, a city-wide 20 (30km/h) limit was trialled a few years ago in Graz, Wuppertal and some other places and was found popular, so has been rolled out elsewhere. Driving faster than 20 in Glasgow is quite hard except on the motorways (and even then not in the peak hours), and driving at all in Edinburgh at all is more or less impossible. ============ The Ferret ============
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chateauferret

28 Mar 18 9.48pm

Originally posted by Stuk

They're red. I've never heard of nor seen a green one.

Oh, we've got some round here. As it happens the roads in question are festooned with speed bumps, chicanes, abandoned Fiestas and idiots on the wrong side of the road, so you can't really do more than about 15 anyway. I think obligatory 20s are a newish thing, a city-wide 20 (30km/h) limit was trialled a few years ago in Graz, Wuppertal and some other places and was found popular, so has been rolled out elsewhere. Driving faster than 20 in Glasgow is quite hard except on the motorways (and even then not in the peak hours), and driving at all in Edinburgh at all is more or less impossible.

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Rudi Hedman Caterham 29 Mar 18 12.06pm
Originally posted by chateauferret Oh, we've got some round here. As it happens the roads in question are festooned with speed bumps, chicanes, abandoned Fiestas and idiots on the wrong side of the road, so you can't really do more than about 15 anyway. I think obligatory 20s are a newish thing, a city-wide 20 (30km/h) limit was trialled a few years ago in Graz, Wuppertal and some other places and was found popular, so has been rolled out elsewhere. Driving faster than 20 in Glasgow is quite hard except on the motorways (and even then not in the peak hours), and driving at all in Edinburgh at all is more or less impossible. Roads like Purley Downs Rd are not city like at all, which you probably know. Someone is going to get seriously hurt or killed along there. Probably involving the over taker and the people on the other side, unless in an HGV. In central Croydon and side streets is fair enough. COYP
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Rudi Hedman

Caterham 29 Mar 18 12.06pm

Originally posted by chateauferret

Roads like Purley Downs Rd are not city like at all, which you probably know. Someone is going to get seriously hurt or killed along there. Probably involving the over taker and the people on the other side, unless in an HGV.

In central Croydon and side streets is fair enough.

COYP

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Painter Croydon 29 Mar 18 1.15pm
Originally posted by Rudi Hedman Roads like Purley Downs Rd are not city like at all, which you probably know. Someone is going to get seriously hurt or killed along there. Probably involving the over taker and the people on the other side, unless in an HGV. In central Croydon and side streets is fair enough. I thought buses run down Purley Downs Rd, therefore I would of thought under the jurisdiction of TFL.
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Painter

Croydon 29 Mar 18 1.15pm

Originally posted by Rudi Hedman

In central Croydon and side streets is fair enough.

I thought buses run down Purley Downs Rd, therefore I would of thought under the jurisdiction of TFL.

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Stuk Top half 29 Mar 18 1.19pm
Originally posted by Painter I thought buses run down Purley Downs Rd, therefore I would of thought under the jurisdiction of TFL. Nothing to do with buses, it generally means the roads that are red routes. Optimistic as ever
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Stuk

Top half 29 Mar 18 1.19pm

Originally posted by Painter

I thought buses run down Purley Downs Rd, therefore I would of thought under the jurisdiction of TFL.

Nothing to do with buses, it generally means the roads that are red routes.

Optimistic as ever

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pizzapat Caterham 30 Mar 18 11.41pm
Originally posted by croydon proud Its all due to the incinerator and the lorries that need to get to it, hence widening the road, thanks tom brake for caving in ! i thought the reason beddington lane/croydon road had been closed was because there had been a "cycle way" put in between the tram stop and the junction? ( much the same as they did for the entire length of Croydon road) if you look up the road from the junction,as far as you can see the road certainly looks narrower,which is going to be great fun when it opens again whenever that maybe!! 2010 decided my services were no longer required after 10 years service on the WHITEHORSE LANE FAMILY STAND #CRPS please read [Link] to find out what #CRPS is
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pizzapat

Caterham 30 Mar 18 11.41pm

Originally posted by croydon proud

Its all due to the incinerator and the lorries that need to get to it, hence widening the road, thanks tom brake for caving in !

i thought the reason beddington lane/croydon road had been closed was because there had been a "cycle way" put in between the tram stop and the junction?
( much the same as they did for the entire length of Croydon road)
if you look up the road from the junction,as far as you can see the road certainly looks narrower,which is going to be great fun when it opens again whenever that maybe!!

2010 decided my services were no longer required after 10 years service on the WHITEHORSE LANE FAMILY STAND

#CRPS

please read [Link] to find out what #CRPS is

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chateauferret 01 Apr 18 9.31pm
Originally posted by Rudi Hedman Roads like Purley Downs Rd are not city like at all, which you probably know. Someone is going to get seriously hurt or killed along there. Probably involving the over taker and the people on the other side, unless in an HGV. In central Croydon and side streets is fair enough. I have never driven in London, I only learned after I came up here. But the 20 limit was only meant to apply on urban roads, but also main thoroughfares provided they were actually built up. So the Mad Mile for example would remain mad. ============ The Ferret ============
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chateauferret

01 Apr 18 9.31pm

Originally posted by Rudi Hedman

In central Croydon and side streets is fair enough.

I have never driven in London, I only learned after I came up here. But the 20 limit was only meant to apply on urban roads, but also main thoroughfares provided they were actually built up. So the Mad Mile for example would remain mad.

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