New Speed limits lancashire

[PJS917]

As we know speed kills, so the good people of the council (they work for us you know?) have decreed that we are not capable to drive these roads safely so they are kindly going to lower the limit at which we can drive.
I am sure as an incentive they will post their quango camera vans on said roads which will send us pictures (at only £60) to remind
us if we digress their newly imposed lets pick a random number out of the air and call it a speed limit.

Not sure when the limits change, but watch out.


PRESTON
A6 Garstang Road (Myerscough) - from 40mph to 30mph

A59 Liverpool Road/Golden Way (Penwortham) Guild Way/Marsh Lane/Ringway (Preston) - from 40mph to 30mph

A59 New Hall Lane/Brockholes Brow - from 40mph to 30mph

B6243 Longridge Road, Grimsargh/Preston Road, Longridge - from 50mph to 30mph


LANCASTER

A6 Preston Lancaster Road from 60mph to 50mph

A6 Preston Lancaster Road & Scotforth Road (Lancaster) from 50mph to 40mph

A6 Preston Lancaster Road & Scotforth Road (Lancaster) from 50mph to 40mph

A6 Lancaster Road & Main Road (Slyne-with-Hest) from 50mph to 40mph

A6 Slyne Road, By-Pass Road (Bolton-le-Sands) Main Road (Carnforth) from 40mph to 30mph

A6 Scotland Road from 60mph to 50mph

A6 Scotland Road from 60mph to 50mph

A6 Scotland Road from 60mph to 50mph

A601(M) (Warton) from 70mph to 50mph

A683 Lancaster / Morecambe Bypass (Morecambe, Heaton with Oxcliffe) from 50mph to 60mph

B5290Ship Road (Thurnham) from 60mph to 40mph

B6480 Bentham Road (Wennington) from 60mph to 50mph


SOUTH RIBBLE

A49 Wigan Road (Clayton-le-Woods) from 60mph to 50mph

A59 Liverpool Road, Golden Way (Penwortham) / Guild Way (Penwortham, Preston) / Marsh Lane, Ringway (Preston) from 40mph to 30mph

A59 Preston New Road (Samlesbury) from 70mph to 60mph

A59 Preston New Road and Whalley Road (Samlesbury) from 60mph to 50mph

A675 Hoghton Lane (Higher Walton, Hoghton) from 40mph to 30mph

A675 Higher Walton Road (Walton-le-Dale) from 30mph to 40mph

A675 Higher Walton Road (Walton-le-Dale) from 40mph to 30mph

A5083 Lydiate Lane (Clayton-le- Woods, Leyland) from 60mph to 50mph

B5253 Leyland Lane (Moss Side) from 60mph to 40mph

B5253 Schleswig Way (Moss Side) from 60mph to 50mph

B6230 Cuerdale Lane (Samlesbury, Walton-le-Dale) from 60mph to 50mph


RIBBLE VALLEY

A59 Mellor Brook Bypass (Osbaldston) / Longsight Road (Clayton-le-Dale) - from 40mph to 30mph

A671 Accrington Road (Whalley) - from 70mph to 60mph

B6243 Preston Road (Longridge) - from 50mph to 30mph

B6243 Preston Road (Longridge) - from 50mph to 40mph

B6243 Lower Road (Longridge) / Clitheroe Road (Ribchester) from 60mph to 30mph

B6245 Preston Road / Fleet Street Lane (Ribchester) / Preston Road (Longridge) from 60mph to 40mph


WEST LANCASHIRE

A570 Southport Road (Scarisbrick) - from 60mph to 50mph

A570 Southport Road (Scarisbrick) - from 40mph to 30mph

A577 / 007 Neverstictch Road, Ormskirk Road & Blaguegate Lane (Skelmersdale) - from 40mph to 30mph

A581 / 001 Croston Road and Meadow Lane (Rufford, Croston) - from 60mph to 50nmph

B5197 / 001 Prescot Road (Aughton) - from 60mph to 50mph

B5240 Plough Lane and Hall Lane (Skelmersdale, Latham) - from 60mph to 50mph

B5246 Holmeswood Road (Rufford, Holmeswood) - from 40mph to 30mph

[snapper8v]

Many thanks for posting this up. If anyone "in the know" could find out when the authorities intend to implement, that would be much appreciated. Thanks.

LAWRENCE

[*Kosta*]

A601(M) (Warton) from 70mph to 50mph

A683 Lancaster / Morecambe Bypass (Morecambe, Heaton with Oxcliffe) from 50mph to 60mph

The above makes me laugh. a dual carriageway which nobody uses is being reduced from 70 to 50, yet a dangerous single carriagway road (which i use every day) with numpties overtaking several vehicles at a time is being increased to 60? Lots of HGVs use this road going to the port, and there have been several fatal accidents! Doesn't add up! lol

[ad551]

Just found this thread. Some of these revisions are just crazy!

Such as:

said:

A6 Preston Lancaster Road from 60mph to 50mph

Why? Most of this is through open countryside?

said:

A6 Preston Lancaster Road & Scotforth Road (Lancaster) from 50mph to 40mph

I can't imagine doing 40mph on this bit...50 seems about right.

said:

A6 Lancaster Road & Main Road (Slyne-with-Hest) from 50mph to 40mph

50 is already too slow!

said:

A6 Slyne Road, By-Pass Road (Bolton-le-Sands) Main Road (Carnforth) from 40mph to 30mph

Fair enough, it does seem a bit odd doing 40 past houses and businesses.

said:

A601(M) (Warton) from 70mph to 50mph

I hope this is only referring to the single carriageway part.

said:

A683 Lancaster / Morecambe Bypass (Morecambe, Heaton with Oxcliffe) from 50mph to 60mph

Good! The road is not dangerous, only the people driving on it. Hopefully there will be less of a speed differential between cars when the speed limit is increased.

[hondafanatic]

ad551 said:

Just found this thread. Some of these revisions are just crazy!

Such as:

said:

A6 Lancaster Road & Main Road (Slyne-with-Hest) from 50mph to 40mph

50 is already too slow!

I was cycling along here today and all the speed limit signs are currently wrapped in black plastic.

I can't see them raising the limit, so they must be about to switch it 40mph.

Edited by hondafanatic on Monday 19th July 12:01

[ad551]

hondafanatic said:

ad551 said:

Just found this thread. Some of these revisions are just crazy!

Such as:

said:

A6 Lancaster Road & Main Road (Slyne-with-Hest) from 50mph to 40mph

50 is already too slow!

I was cycling along here today and all the speed limit signs are currently wrapped in black plastic.

I can't see them raising the limit, so they must be about to switch it 40mph.

Edited by hondafanatic on Monday 19th July 12:01

I've noticed that too.

Also, Greyhound Bridge is now 30mph but that seems to be universally disobeyed...

[hondafanatic]

ad551 said:

Also, Greyhound Bridge is now 30mph but that seems to be universally disobeyed...

Bugger...didn't think anyone noticed me.

[ad551]

hondafanatic said:

ad551 said:

Also, Greyhound Bridge is now 30mph but that seems to be universally disobeyed...

Bugger...didn't think anyone noticed me.

There is going to be a 20mph zone by the boys' Grammar School soon as well...

[hondafanatic]

ad551 said:

hondafanatic said:

ad551 said:

Also, Greyhound Bridge is now 30mph but that seems to be universally disobeyed...

Bugger...didn't think anyone noticed me.

There is going to be a 20mph zone by the boys' Grammar School soon as well...

To be honest, at home time, that place is busy, so I wouldn't have a problem if was a 20mph limit when lights are flashing set up.

I don't understand the need to reduce Greyhound bridge.

I don't understand why they've reduced the A6.

Also, I missed the speed limit signs coming out of Slyne towards Lancaster and what the entry signs as you approach Beaumont bridge as I cycled in and it was pissing it down.

If the ones coming out of Slyne are covered up, and all the repeaters are covered, then currently, that whole section is a 30mph due to street lighting. That would be easy pickings for the Police.

[skunk20]

Just a heads up, the A6 through Slyne, speed limit signs are now uncovered 40mph. It felt slow going along there today.

[hondafanatic]

skunk20 said:

It felt slow going along there today.

For some... for others it means I'm that bit closer to the speed limit

[*Kosta*]

40? Ouch. I've done daft speeds down there!

[KaraK]

*Kosta* said:

A601(M) (Warton) from 70mph to 50mph

A683 Lancaster / Morecambe Bypass (Morecambe, Heaton with Oxcliffe) from 50mph to 60mph

The above makes me laugh. a dual carriageway which nobody uses is being reduced from 70 to 50, yet a dangerous single carriagway road (which i use every day) with numpties overtaking several vehicles at a time is being increased to 60? Lots of HGVs use this road going to the port, and there have been several fatal accidents! Doesn't add up! lol

If they take the A601(M) to 50 I might have to go on some sort of Falling Down-style rampage I use it twice a day and anything less than NSL is laughable. The A683 is a road often feels like it should be a 60, admittedly when I use it it tends to be pretty quiet and 50 feels painfully slow.

[*Kosta*]

KaraK said:

*Kosta* said:

A601(M) (Warton) from 70mph to 50mph

A683 Lancaster / Morecambe Bypass (Morecambe, Heaton with Oxcliffe) from 50mph to 60mph

The above makes me laugh. a dual carriageway which nobody uses is being reduced from 70 to 50, yet a dangerous single carriagway road (which i use every day) with numpties overtaking several vehicles at a time is being increased to 60? Lots of HGVs use this road going to the port, and there have been several fatal accidents! Doesn't add up! lol

If they take the A601(M) to 50 I might have to go on some sort of Falling Down-style rampage I use it twice a day and anything less than NSL is laughable. The A683 is a road often feels like it should be a 60, admittedly when I use it it tends to be pretty quiet and 50 feels painfully slow.

I'm a hypocrite because I never do the speed limit on the A683. I use it every day because I work at Heysham 2. It's too easy to creep(!) above the limit.

[ad551]

skunk20 said:

Just a heads up, the A6 through Slyne, speed limit signs are now uncovered 40mph. It felt slow going along there today.

Drove along here last night. By the time they're finished, it looks like there will be no NSL left on the A6 between Preston and the Cumbria border..!

KaraK said:

If they take the A601(M) to 50 I might have to go on some sort of Falling Down-style rampage I use it twice a day and anything less than NSL is laughable.

Hopefully it'll just be the single carriageway bit!

[skunk20]

ad551 said:

Drove along here last night. By the time they're finished, it looks like there will be no NSL left on the A6 between Preston and the Cumbria border..!

Yep thats the way it's looking. Going to feel incredibly slow doing 50 along the stretch between Scorton and Galgate

[sonic_2k_uk]

KaraK said:

*Kosta* said:

A601(M) (Warton) from 70mph to 50mph

A683 Lancaster / Morecambe Bypass (Morecambe, Heaton with Oxcliffe) from 50mph to 60mph

The above makes me laugh. a dual carriageway which nobody uses is being reduced from 70 to 50, yet a dangerous single carriagway road (which i use every day) with numpties overtaking several vehicles at a time is being increased to 60? Lots of HGVs use this road going to the port, and there have been several fatal accidents! Doesn't add up! lol

If they take the A601(M) to 50 I might have to go on some sort of Falling Down-style rampage I use it twice a day and anything less than NSL is laughable. The A683 is a road often feels like it should be a 60, admittedly when I use it it tends to be pretty quiet and 50 feels painfully slow.

50mph repeater signs going up all round the A601M.

[LayZ]

skunk20 said:

ad551 said:

Drove along here last night. By the time they're finished, it looks like there will be no NSL left on the A6 between Preston and the Cumbria border..!

Yep thats the way it's looking. Going to feel incredibly slow doing 50 along the stretch between Scorton and Galgate

Rare you can do NSL along there at the moment, too many OAP-driven Honda Jazz etc. I've noticed everyone seems to think 60 is too fast on there, people always break to way below the limit to pass the cameras there.

[*Kosta*]

Heysham Bypass is now 60mph on the section between Wickes Roundabout and the new small roundabout near the electricity sub station. Actually it might be from the roundabout you turn off to go down to the Golden Ball pub but not 100% sure.

It's now increased from 40mph to 50mph from the new small roundabout until the end of the bypass at Trumacar School roundabout.

[Sonic]

Getting round Lancaster should be a lot quicker in 2015 2020.

http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/env_highw...

Edited by Sonic on Friday 5th November 09:14