gannet wrote:Sounds to me like another half baked EU idea that hasn't been thought through
Agreed.
Driving along a NSL country road yesterday I came across a 30mph speed limit sign at the entrance to a right-hand junction. The sign had been turned through 90 degrees to face me as I approached the junction; the sign's position incorrectly gave the impression of a change to 30mph on the main road. If the EU jobsworths idea had been in place I'd have been faced with the prospect of the next 10 miles at 30mph on fast, open, roads, being overtaken, hooted and gestured at by everyone driving a pre-speed limiter car!
The same outcome would apply if, when leaving a restricted area, the NSL signs are obscured by foliage or are missing.