Back from FranceWell, another 2000 miles and two weeks in France. This is my third visit, first two being in the South West of France and this one in Brittany. Yet again I have...
"PC Paul" wrote in message
According to TSRGD2002 Part 2 paragraph 8 enbreastled 'The placing of certain signs to indicate the beginning of a restriction, requirement, prohibition or speed limit' subparagraph 3 says,
'(3) Subject to paragraphs (4), (5) and (6) and to direction 9, a sign to which this direction applies shall be placed on the relevant road at or as near as practicable to the point referred to in paragraph (2) -
Back from France 607Yes, Europe does have another outlook on driving, here in the UK the government thinks first about how much...
(a) where the relevant road has only one carriageway, on each side of that carriageway; or
(b) where the relevant road has more than one carriageway, on each side of each carriageway in relation to which the restriction, requirement, prohibition or speed limit begins. ' A speed limit sign is shown at diagram 670 and the paragraph above covers that diagram in the list at subparagraph 1. Subparagraph 2 says, 'In accordance with the following provisions of this direction and the provisions of direction 9, appropriate signs to which this direction applies shall be placed to indicate the point at which a restriction, requirement, prohibition or speed limit applying to traffic on a road (in this direction and in direction 9 called "the relevant road") begins.' I take 'shall be placed' as a legal requirement, unless anyone else knows better. Ian
