Driving Lesson - Speed
Driving Lesson - Speed
Speed Limits
- Keep to the speed limit!!
- Identified by signs
- National speed limit
- Minimum speed
- If there are no signs
- Street lights = 30
- No street lights = 60
- Dual Carriageways and Motorways = 70
- Check for repeater signs
When to reduce speed
- Housing estates / Schools / Pedestrians / Etc......
- Blind bends
- Reduced clearance
- Bad weather
Speed Humps
- If possible maintain same speed throughout = 15-20mph
Stopping Distances
- See Chart
- 30 mph = 44 ft(14M)/sec (3 1⁄2 Car lengths)
- 30 mph 23m to stop in GOOD weather (6 Car lengths)
- Double speed – Quadruple the braking distance
- 30 mph -14M / 60 mph – 56M
Making Progress
- Do not hold up other traffic
- Might make them do something dangerous
- Dual Carriageways and Motorways 60+
- Do not force lorries to overtake
Suitable speed
- Drive up to the maximum speed that is safe and legal
Speed When Leaving Dual Carriageways
- Speed will appear to be very slow
- Check speedo
- Allow time to readjust to slower speeds

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