I do wonder why there are speed limits when there are no workmen around. Perhaps it is that they just can't be bothered to up the speed limit when nobody is working, but I wonder if there are logistical and safety problems.
Perhaps individuals do need to enter those areas on an ad-hoc basis and that it would be too difficult to coordinate, and perhaps dangerously confusing to road users, to keep switching the speed limits within those areas.
They seem to normally use painted speed signs, which obviously would be tricky to keep changing, so maybe it would be easier with electronic signs but, again, maybe there are concerns with swapping the speed limits around.
Along with all of this it would seem that, according to this article, there are 3 times as many people working at night, which is perhaps also why the roadworks seem so deserted during the day.
tinyurl.com/yg75xez
Maybe I am naive, but it would be nice to think that there was more to it than laziness.
Last edited by: SteelSpark on Tue 2 Mar 10 at 02:25
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Roadworks rant! 
Roadworks rant! 
