Ridiculous Speed restrictiuons

Paul M wrote:I’m slightly confused looking at these posts re the new speed limits. WHEN does anyone in Spain adhere to anything even close to the posted speed limits?

Despite all the warnings, there is clearly very little concern of being caught given the high percentage of drivers breaking the speed limits, often by very significant percentages. It strikes me that Spain is a country that announces new laws and regulations but nobody seems to police them.

Recent headlines mentioned ‘even harsher’ penalties for holding a mobile phone while driving. Yet every day I see numerous people blatantly flouting this ‘law’ as they fly past me doing 40kph over the limit!! This is made worse by the fact that most cars under 10 years old now have hands free Bluetooth technology.

I usually TRY to stay ‘reasonably close’ to the posted speed limits, even when they make no sense! It’s very rare for me to see other drivers in my rear view mirror who are not barrelling towards me at warp factor 5. So yes, we all agree these new limits are simply absurd but will ANYONE even take the slightest bit of notice. Happy motoring y’all.

davebrandrick wrote:more info here


https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news ... oss-spain/



The Spanish don't seem to have grasped the slower the traffic goes, the worse the air pollution gets, since the engines are running below torque peak (the most efficient cleanest point)


Having said that, the Spanish are dreadful drivers. They are impatient and drive very aggressively, drive at inappropriate speeds, cut you up, pull out in front of you, and have no grasp of road safety. So they have brought it on us all.

Sage wrote:The new speed limits are not all bad news.....
* Especially if you're a pedestrian as you have more chance of surviving being knocked over.
* It can also be good news for fuel consumption.

......and hey, what's all the rush anyway ?

Sage wrote:The new speed limits are not all bad news.....
* Especially if you're a pedestrian as you have more chance of surviving being knocked over.
* It can also be good news for fuel consumption.


......and hey, what's all the rush anyway ?

PGA wrote:

Sage wrote:The new speed limits are not all bad news.....
* Especially if you're a pedestrian as you have more chance of surviving being knocked over.
* It can also be good news for fuel consumption.

......and hey, what's all the rush anyway ?

At those speeds you won't catch a pedestrian. A fast jogger will overtake you rather than the other way around.

And not advocating those sort of speeds, but best mpg is achieved at 55 - 65 mph, which is where the "best" mpg figures from manufacturers are usually determined.

I am all for lower limits in urban areas and particularly around school zones etc, but these do seem extreme.