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N3 Navan to Kells being down graded?

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  • #52
    nascar
    Registered Users Posts: 59 ✭✭nascar


    bladespin wrote: »
    Just noticed all the speed signs on the old N3 (not the super dooper M3) have been changed to 80kmh, does this mean the road has been downgraded?

    I've tried to follow news on the new road etc fairly closely but can't remember ever reading anything that suggested the speed limits on the old road were being changed.

    don't you realise this is meath co, council's way of trying to get more user's on to the m3, so they get more tax's from the public .?


  • #53
    bladespin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,368 ✭✭✭bladespin


    nascar wrote: »
    don't you realise this is meath co, council's way of trying to get more user's on to the m3, so they get more tax's from the public .?

    It's not the council, it's the RSA but yes I did realise that, just wanted to see if anyone else would. The money goes to a private operator so it's not tax either.
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  • #54
    nascar
    Registered Users Posts: 59 ✭✭nascar


    yes, but if the rsa don't get there income quota, the tax payer has to make up the short fall.


  • #55
    bladespin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,368 ✭✭✭bladespin


    nascar wrote: »
    yes, but if the rsa don't get there income quota, the tax payer has to make up the short fall.


    Everyone knows that, it's part of the PPP deal. BTW it's not essentially the tax payer that pays, it's the department of the environment (same thing but different).

    Still no reason to try to force drivers over by reducing the speed limits on the old road.
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  • #56
    Not
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    The reduction in speed limit on this road is IMO a complete cock up in terms of road safety. As a consequence, its practically impossible for those dying breed who prefer to respect speed limits to do so as it seems inappropriately low for the road in many places and therefore anyone trying to adhere to it just gets hounded off the road by the impatience of the main flow of traffic that feels justified in ignoring it. Anyone trying to respect this limit (or even 10 - 20k above it) is subject for the entire length of their journey along this road to seriously close tailgating, aggressive behaviour of following traffic, dangerous overtaking, and the odd attempted side swipe - how does this enhance the safety of this road ??:confused:


  • #57
    saltandpepper10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 194 ✭✭saltandpepper10


    Not wrote: »
    The reduction in speed limit on this road is IMO a complete cock up in terms of road safety. As a consequence, its practically impossible for those dying breed who prefer to respect speed limits to do so as it seems inappropriately low for the road in many places and therefore anyone trying to adhere to it just gets hounded off the road by the impatience of the main flow of traffic that feels justified in ignoring it. Anyone trying to respect this limit (or even 10 - 20k above it) is subject for the entire length of their journey along this road to seriously close tailgating, aggressive behaviour of following traffic, dangerous overtaking, and the odd attempted side swipe - how does this enhance the safety of this road ??:confused:
    so true.when is common sense going to win out in any situation in this country?


  • #58
    mcwhirter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,432 ✭✭✭mcwhirter


    Not wrote: »
    The reduction in speed limit on this road is IMO a complete cock up in terms of road safety. As a consequence, its practically impossible for those dying breed who prefer to respect speed limits to do so as it seems inappropriately low for the road in many places and therefore anyone trying to adhere to it just gets hounded off the road by the impatience of the main flow of traffic that feels justified in ignoring it. Anyone trying to respect this limit (or even 10 - 20k above it) is subject for the entire length of their journey along this road to seriously close tailgating, aggressive behaviour of following traffic, dangerous overtaking, and the odd attempted side swipe - how does this enhance the safety of this road ??:confused:

    I agree, when the road was at 100 km/h it was more dangerous than now due to the volume of traffic.
    Now the road is a lot quieter. 100km/h makes more sense.
    80km/h is just far too slow as the road isn't too bad now it is quieter.
    There a too many feckwits ruling this country.
    For example, there is a road parallel to the main navan road in kenstown that has a 80km/h limit. The road is barely wide enough for 2 cars to pass. It should be a 50km/h like the main road considering there are lot of houses on the road too.


  • #59
    Agent_47
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 761 ✭✭✭Agent_47


    80 KPH is a farce especially when Bus eireann buses (08D69810) are flying along from Navan to Dunshaughlin at 107 kph ! (a weekday morning this week.)
    BTW, I thought buses were speed restricted?


  • #60
    28064212
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭28064212


    Agent_47 wrote: »
    80 KPH is a farce especially when Bus eireann buses (08D69810) are flying along from Navan to Dunshaughlin at 107 kph ! (a weekday morning this week.)
    BTW, I thought buses were speed restricted?
    To the best of my knowledge, they have speed limiters restricting them to 100kph. It's more likely your speedometer is off by a few kph

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