Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Council reviewing speed limits
Having spent millions building and then upgrading the M50, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown council are considering proposals to limit the speed of the M50 that crosses their fiefdom to 100km/h (as opposed to the usual motorway limit of 120km/h).
This is reported in today’s Irish Times Motoring supplement. The ubiquitous Conor Faughnan is quoted as saying that
there was a danger of setting speed limits which were too low. He said in rush hour traffic the N11 limit was academic, but with an almost empty three lane carriageway at 2am and limiting people to only 60km/h undermined limits generally and was unlikely to be obeyed.
I sometimes have to wonder whether the people who make these by-laws ever actually use the roads (and indeed whether they obey their own rules).
Must read all the documents on the council site, and make my feelings known in due course to:
Senior Engineer, Transportation Traffic, County Hall, Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. speedlimit@dlrcoco.ie.