Speeding whilst overtaking on a single carriageway

If we did still only means you are allowed to go 12mph faster than the car you are overtaking, a hell of a lot slower than most people on here say they overtake at.

Can't see many sticking to that limit either. :)
 
Perhaps but it's still something extra when you're trying to overtake someone trundling at 45-50 in a 60. That extra bit helps you do it quicker.
 
OP, if its a single carriageway then the speed limit is 60mph, so even when you slowed back down to 65mph you were still speeding and 75mph puts you 25% over the speed limit so...
 
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MoRT489 said:
OP, if its a single carriageway then the speed limit is 60mph, so even when you slowed back down to 65mph you were still speeding and 75mph puts you 25% over the speed limit so...
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Not true, a dual carriageway doesn't have to have two or more lanes. You can have single lane dual carriageways, as long as both sides of the road are separated by something.

That something is usually a central reservation, however I believe as long as there's something there it's a dual carriageway.
 
ChrisD. said:
Not true, a dual carriageway doesn't have to have two or more lanes. You can have single lane dual carriageways, as long as both sides of the road are separated by something.

That something is usually a central reservation, however I believe as long as there's something there it's a dual carriageway.
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What do you think a single carriageway is? It's a road without a central reservation. It's not a dual carriageway with only one lane in each direction.

But I'm guessing MoRT489 doesn't realise this!
 
Dunks said:
What do you think a single carriageway is? It's a road without a central reservation. It's not a dual carriageway with only one lane in each direction.

But I'm guessing MoRT489 doesn't realise this!
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A single carriageway is where lanes in each direction are not separated by anything other than a white line. That's why in towns etc you have 4 lanes, 2 in each direction but they aren't dual carriageways. It's just a common misconception that a dual carriageway must have two or more lanes.

The internet has the answer.
 
The speed limits on single and dual carriageways are NOT defined by the number of lanes, but rather by the presence of a central reservation.

If the carriageway isn’t separated by a central reservation (and has a national speed limit sign), then the speed limit for cars and motorcycles, regardless of the number of lanes, is 60 mph, and is called a single carriageway.

If the carriageway has a central reservation and at least one lane on either side of it going in opposite directions, then the speed limit for cars and motorcycles is 70 mph, and it is known as a dual carriageway.
 
ttaskmaster said:
dual carriageway
noun
British
noun: dual carriageway; plural noun: dual carriageways
  1. a road with a dividing strip between the traffic in opposite directions and usually two or more lanes in each direction.
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I've worded my post badly, I mean a single carriageway is not a dual carriageway with only one lane per direction! :p

ChrisD was saying that it's not true that a single carriageway always has a 60 mph limit because some dual carriageways can have one lane per direction. I'm saying that a single carriageway is different than a dual carriageway with only one lane per direction.
 
Dunks said:
I've worded my post badly, I mean a single carriageway is not a dual carriageway with only one lane per direction! :p

ChrisD was saying that it's not true that a single carriageway always has a 60 mph limit because some dual carriageways can have one lane per direction. I'm saying that a single carriageway is different than a dual carriageway with only one lane per direction.
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Well yes, that's correct, a single carriageway IS different to a dual carriageway with only one lane per direction.

One is called a single carriageway, and one is called a dual carriageway
 
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