In our motoring slot this week, Anton Savage and Malcolm Byrne (Wexford County Council) joined Matt to discuss the many confusing rural speed limits around Ireland:
You sent us your examples via our Facebook and Twitter page, which are posted below. Minister Varadkar must have been listening as a day later, the government published the findings of its Speed Limits Review, which we discussed with Conor Faughnan and got Anton's reaction to:
UPDATE:
We got this Facebook message in from a Last Word listener today about the new recommended rural speed limit sign:
You can read that Wikipedia article here.
LISTENER EXAMPLES OF SPEED SIGN/LIMIT CONFUSION:
ENDA MCCABE:
“This is where I'm from just outside Sligo, that is a 80km/h sign, less than 100 yards from a 90 degree right-hand bend”
JP FOLEY:
“This is in Roscommon Town, leading onto the Athlone Road. Not confusing,but if u're doing 60 at this point you ain't stopping! Need Brembos!”
LARRY POWER: “Part of Waterford dual carriage ring road is 60kmph, the small parallel single lane road is 80kmph”
CON KENNEDY: “There's one as you're heading out of Leighlinbridge that says 60Km on one side and 100Km on the other. Stupid & dangerous”