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Speed Limits and Progress

  • 04-10-2011 10:41am
    #1
    Proxy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 847 ✭✭✭


    Sitting my test in about a month and getting lessons/practice currently. One thing that has stuck in me, like many learners I imagine, is the concept of Progress in relation to speed limits. I mentioned it to my instructor and he seemed to agree with me. The idea of progress "to the speed limit" in many places just seems too fast or unreasonable to me.

    For the test, should we be driving "up to the speed limit" for the purpose of Progress, or at an arbitrary speed below it, for example 50kph in a 60kph area or 60kph in an 80kph area?

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    If it is safe to do so I would drive at the speed limit. I would imagine that most of the driving you will do will be in 50km/h zones. Provided the conditions allow, there is no justification for driving below that, and it will only result in frustrated drivers behind you. Progress is also to do with how quickly you get up to speed.

    Obviously you will have to take the roads/conditions as they come, windy roads with 80km/h speed limits does not mean you should be doing that speed. Its hard to give a concrete answer on this!


  • #3
    Proxy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 847 ✭✭✭Proxy


    Alanstrainor wrote:
    Its hard to give a concrete answer on this!

    Yep, my point exactly! I see what you're saying, I just want to gauge opinions and maybe some experience on here.


  • #4
    pudzey101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,925 ✭✭✭pudzey101


    your alowwed a 5-10% increase in my test centre in clonmel anyway:) for example if your on a big stretch of road with 50km limit you wont fail if your doing 55km if safe to do so:) surprisingly alot of people do fail for progress ( going to slow) rather than going over the limit !!:)


  • #5
    EASYbeingCHEESY
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 121 ✭✭EASYbeingCHEESY


    First test I did didnt get marked for progress,the next one I got 3 ;) how long is a peice of string!


  • #6
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Unnecessarily driving below the speed limit is actually worse than speeding tbh. People behind get frustrated, and often leads to unsafe overtaking procedures, so where possible, keep up to speed


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  • #7
    pudzey101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,925 ✭✭✭pudzey101


    challengemaster wrote: »
    Unnecessarily driving below the speed limit is actually worse than speeding tbh. People behind get frustrated, and often leads to unsafe overtaking procedures, so where possible, keep up to speed

    +1 on that:) drive way under the limit and the tester will know your trying to fool him:)keep up to speed is best:)


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