Not even John Connor could save us from 'em!!!!  Anyone else think Micras are like handheld Singer sewing machines?!?

A Micra, Corsa or Punto is not a sensible small car. A Volkswagen Lupo, Ford Fiesta or Subaru Justy are.

It's interesting. I was talking to some friends about this last night. First of all, one is a cyclist and one is a driver. Both are frustrated by this. I came away with a few main points:

As for the idea itself, apparently it didn't seem to bad on paper - the rezoned area was originally a patchwork of 30k and 40k areas arranged in a pattern that didn't make sense, so the idea was to make it uniform (or at least that's how it was marketed to some).

As for the implementation: The cyclist (who I know doesn't do stupid crap like break the lights and the like) finds the speed limit disconcerting. As in, he'd be going somewhere from 25-30k/h, and with the new speed limit, he'd know that there's a big car behind him, and expect it to overtake him. Instead, it just hovers along behind him, which makes him a bit more nervous. Does that make sense at all?

The driver pointed out that the limits are below a comfortable speed, so you're spending more time checking your speedometer than your mirrors, or looking out for folks like... cyclists, or another motorist doing something silly.

The other main complaint they both had was that there are no clear signs marking out the area of the 30k zone; areas that can take higher speed traffic and were not included in this limit are still clogged by people who think they have to go at 30.

At any rate, I'm a public transport user, so as long as I have my QBC, I'm generally not impacted.

Aoife