Speed Limit on Dual Carriageway after Logans heading to Ballymoney

[pablo]

Can anyone tell me what the speed limit is here? I was clocked for speeding last weekend and the NIP says its a 60 but looking at google maps I can't see any signs marking it as 60, so it should be NSL.

Is there a temp 60 there due to the roadworks?

 

[Darren91]

There's no dual carriageway from Logan's to ballymoney, only a climbing lane at dunloy crossroads which is 60. You probably got nabbed coming over the hill.

Nearest dual is at Glarryford then the next one further north is Ballymoney - Coleraine.

There is a temp 40mph from Logan's to Murphy's garage all that's changed.

 

[Mel]

I always thought it was 70 on a dual bit of road only when theres the blue and white signage present saying dual carriageway?

 

[Darren91]

To be a real dual carriageway there has to be a central reservation I think.

 

[Lyons]

Cant picture it, but I certainly dont recall any 70mph sections of carriageway on that road.

Edit- do you mean where the Ballymoney bound lane splits into 2, but the Belfast bound lane remains at 1? If so, its 60.

 

[Lyons]

I always thought it was 70 on a dual bit of road only when theres the blue and white signage present saying dual carriageway?

Any dual carriageway with a central reservation is 70 unless it says otherwise.

 

[Artoir]

This thread is frightening.

 

[Mel]

Any dual carriageway with a central reservation is 70 unless it says otherwise.

I am guessing a wee fence doesn't count

 

[Darren91]

Edit- do you mean where the Ballymoney bound lane splits into 2, but the Belfast bound lane remains at 1? If so, its 60.

Dunloy Crossroads, still a single track road, catches alot of people out including @pablo

 

[Woodcutter]

I was just talking to someone about how ridiculous a place that is to catch people speeding. I have never seen or heard of an accident at that location, it's a straight road and is probably one of the safest parts of Frosses Road.

It's purely a cash cow and I'd love to hear the PSNI's reasoning behind choosing that spot!

Were you much over Pabs?

 

[tomah]

@Darren91 is spot on. It's not a carriageway, it's a revenue generator.

 

[matt1207]

Was caught speeding there as well. Knew it was a 60, was just horsing her on bai

 

[RCT]

I was just talking to someone about how ridiculous a place that is to catch people speeding. I have never seen or heard of an accident at that location, it's a straight road and is probably one of the safest parts of Frosses Road.

It's purely a cash cow and I'd love to hear the PSNI's reasoning behind choosing that spot!

Were you much over Pabs?

It is a cash cow alright, but there was a fella Patrick, that I knew of, was killed at the Dunloy junction 10 years ago this year.

 

[pablo]

ah well cest la vie - reckon Id get the course? 77 in a 60?

 

[stevieturbo]

I was just talking to someone about how ridiculous a place that is to catch people speeding. I have never seen or heard of an accident at that location, it's a straight road and is probably one of the safest parts of Frosses Road.

It's purely a cash cow and I'd love to hear the PSNI's reasoning behind choosing that spot!

Were you much over Pabs?

It's only ridiculous from a road safety point of view. From a cash generation point of view it's perfect.

Create an overtaking lane where people will oddly enough, want t overtake slower moving traffic. Makes a perfect spot to then nab some people pushing over the limit ( strangely necessary, as so many ****ers who doddle at 40-50, as soon as they hit an overtaking lane speed up to 60 !!, then back down to 40-50 after )

It's the same there and the few overtaking lanes on the Glenshane. The cameras are always there to catch people doing no harm.

 

[Lostinspace]

It is a cash cow alright, but there was a fella Patrick, that I knew of, was killed at the Dunloy junction 10 years ago this year.

Was in my class at school. :-(

 

[therock]

ah well cest la vie - reckon Id get the course? 77 in a 60?

Nah, points.

I got nabbed there last year doing 88 or something

 

[Eager]

The section leading out from ballymena to the junction at cloughmills is proper dual carriageway is it not ? i.e 70

 

[therock]

Nope, 60.

Needs a central reservations/grass divide to be 70. Or maybe I'm thinking on up a bit - Frosses Rd

 

[stephen85]

Nah, points.

I got nabbed there last year doing 88 or something

My dad got caught there last month and got offered to course, think it was like 78mph.... I was surprised it was only 78 and he did say he was braking when seen the police van lol

 

[Darren91]

Be aware they sit both ways, one where Pabs got done and getting cars coming from Ballymoney where they sit in the layby on the left hand side just up from the yellow house.

 

[Eager]

Nope, 60.

Needs a central reservations/grass divide to be 70. Or maybe I'm thinking on up a bit - Frosses Rd

Yeh, sure it does have a centre reservation. Grassy bit about 3 yards wide going by "the big house" area. And from ballymena area to the big sweeping right hander has a physical barrier between lanes

 

[therock]

https://www.google.com/maps/@55.006...!1e1!3m2!1sC0ohdMy-mSBd28K4T_LoTw!2e0!6m1!1e1

That's the link to the national speed signs, at which point it would be 60 as there is no barrier or grass divide

https://www.google.com/maps/@55.027...!1e1!3m2!1sne10q2wOqJpu0B38_POwtw!2e0!6m1!1e1

This link is 'about' where they usually sit if you're heading in Ballymoney direction, there is a grass divide about a mile back but here there is not

 

[pablo]

see Im near sure there was a grass divide but can't be sure.

I thought I was mid 80s to be fair.

 

[stevieturbo]

Ballymena to Glarryford junction is the only dual section before Ballymoney and is NSL. After that there is one or two short sections of dual towards Coleraine.

As for accidents at the junctions...if only the police would target those who use the junction in a dangerous manner, then some lives would be saved.

Instead the powers that be place speed cameras at ridiculous locations, which will do nothing for road safety whatsoever.