Auckland Harbour Bridge ?

Auckland Harbour Bridge ?

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Kiwi XTR2

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2,693 posts

239 months

Tuesday 7th February 2006
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Just came across the Harbour Bridge and those square light thingies that do the crosses and arrows were showing '50'.

I've obviously seen this before but for the first time I wondered . . . Is this a mandatory speed limit or an advisory?

If it's a mandatory speed limit there must have been some change in the traffic regulations that I missed?

They must have sneaked it in with the Boy-Racer Act

RobDickinson

31,343 posts

261 months

Tuesday 7th February 2006
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Sorry i cant help, only times I've crossed I've the speed limit has been a mandatory 5kph...

Esprit

6,370 posts

290 months

Tuesday 7th February 2006
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I've always looked upon them as advisory limits.

For starters, the ONLY way you can be notified of a new speed limit is on the official type sign (black number on white background inside a red circle). When a temporary speed zone is in place (such as in road works) the temporary speed limit must be reinforced every 250m by another temporary speed limit sign.

Having said that, I think some schools have lit-up signs outside denoting a 40km/h speed limit.... having said that, my bet is that if you got pinged for 40km/h+, then you'd be pretty easily able to defend it in court.