Nick
November 9th, 2004, 03:24 AM
I borrowed this picture from Vapour's excellent Tokyo collection.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/1357.jpg
As you can see,the road in question is the one that rises to an overpass or the beginning of an elevated road.The speedlimit is a ridiculous 40km/h.
The problem with Japanese roads is the unbelivable inconsistantcy of the speed limits.Like this road,Osaka has some shockingly bad speed limits on the wrong roads.Between Kobe and Osaka,route 42,a semi expressway is 40km/h.The side roads that run parralell to it are 50km/h??????
Route one from Osaka to Kyoto as a 60km/h speed limit in the city where the road is narrow.Once into the more open spaces of the suburbs the road opens up into a divided 3 lane highway.The speed limit then drops down to 50km/h
Worst of all.Eeveryone goes over the limit becasue its unrealistic to maintain it on most roads.Especially 40km/h zoned areas.Ive been busted once only.Usually I just follow the cars in infront and ignore any limits.They are just too dam low.
Here is my list on what I think the speed limits should be.In brackes are the limits set by the government.
20km/h for tiny laneways (20km/h)
30km/h for narrow streets with no signals(20km/h-30km/h)
40km/h for streets in quite residential areas with signals(30km)
50km/h for local residential roads(30km/h-40km/h)
60km/h for main roads that run through the city
(Mostly 50km/h.Sometimes 60km/h if you are lucky.And sometimes 40km/h,even on divided roads with interchanges???????)
80km/h for any divided road seperated from all other traffic(the limit is 60km/h on non-tollroads like this)
The only semi decent limit is on the expressways.Its set at 100km/h and 80km/h in the mountains(although I think thats a bit too slow if the expressway is running straight and has no curves)
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/1357.jpg
As you can see,the road in question is the one that rises to an overpass or the beginning of an elevated road.The speedlimit is a ridiculous 40km/h.
The problem with Japanese roads is the unbelivable inconsistantcy of the speed limits.Like this road,Osaka has some shockingly bad speed limits on the wrong roads.Between Kobe and Osaka,route 42,a semi expressway is 40km/h.The side roads that run parralell to it are 50km/h??????
Route one from Osaka to Kyoto as a 60km/h speed limit in the city where the road is narrow.Once into the more open spaces of the suburbs the road opens up into a divided 3 lane highway.The speed limit then drops down to 50km/h
Worst of all.Eeveryone goes over the limit becasue its unrealistic to maintain it on most roads.Especially 40km/h zoned areas.Ive been busted once only.Usually I just follow the cars in infront and ignore any limits.They are just too dam low.
Here is my list on what I think the speed limits should be.In brackes are the limits set by the government.
20km/h for tiny laneways (20km/h)
30km/h for narrow streets with no signals(20km/h-30km/h)
40km/h for streets in quite residential areas with signals(30km)
50km/h for local residential roads(30km/h-40km/h)
60km/h for main roads that run through the city
(Mostly 50km/h.Sometimes 60km/h if you are lucky.And sometimes 40km/h,even on divided roads with interchanges???????)
80km/h for any divided road seperated from all other traffic(the limit is 60km/h on non-tollroads like this)
The only semi decent limit is on the expressways.Its set at 100km/h and 80km/h in the mountains(although I think thats a bit too slow if the expressway is running straight and has no curves)