Just a thought

“As I said, it's a myth... but some choose to believe it to justify driving at/over the limit when they can. It's called digital driving - it's either on or off, full power or stop.
Driving to suit the road conditions is alien to some.”

“147ref
For what offence?
I understand timplymouth's point for failing to make adequate progress but there's no offence that I can see. I understand there may be aggravating circumstances but not just going too slow.
What about motorcyles that can't manage 40mph?
What about driving at 40mph on a single carriageway road with a 60 limit? That's a larger relative reduction but HGVs have that as their speed limit.”

“sorry blogtodi, but you can be giving a warning for driving slower than the speed limit, reason for this, it causes other drivers to want to overtake you to do the correct speed”

“I didn't say that you would be stopped by the police, but you would fail your driving test for cruising at 25mph on a 30mph road without any reason for not reaching 30mph.

http://tinyurl.com/9527ktt

Forcing everyone else to overtake you because you fancy a slow speed tour of the city is dangerous.”

“@ 147ref and timplymouth - I'm afraid that's a myth perpetuated by boy racers who only know 'flat out' or stop. The police wouldn't stop or caution anyone for driving at a lower speed than the limit unless it was extreme.”

“try doing 30 in a 40 speed limit chances are police will have you for driving slow, just stick to the bloody speed limit then you cant go wrong”

“Actually it is a target. You would fail your driving test doing 25mph in a 30mph zone unless conditions made 25mph the sensible speed.”

“@ suemma - Never feel intimidated by other drivers. Whatever the limit, it's still only a limit and not a target. Driving at 25mph along a 30mph road is OK. Driving at 30mph is OK in a 40mph limit. It's the tailgater who has the problem. If I find a tailgater behind me I start to slow down until they get the message that I won't be pressured.
Drive your own way, not somebody else's...If you drive how you were taught, how can you be wrong?”

“I am not a regular user of Gdynia Way and so the first time I used it after the changes, I searched for the speed limit signs and could not see any. I decided to play it safe and stick at 30 but ended up being tailgated. I knew the road was previously 40mph and felt pressured to go a bit faster. Every time after I searched for signs or got my daughter to and the only way I found out the truth is through the problems others have had with the road. Personally, I thought it was sneaky not to display signs on a road where the speed limit had been reduced.”

“Imagine the cost of 30 mph signs on all 30 mph roads in Plymouth - millions of pounds. The people who do not understand that the limit on a lit road is 30 mph unless stated otherwise would be complaining if their council tax went up to pay for and maintain them”