I seriously doubt this. It's a speed 'limit' not a speed 'target'. I can't fathom how you could think 'sign says x, I'm sure if I go that speed I can get around this sharp turn safely'. How strict were the driving tests where you learned?
>How strict were the driving tests where you learned?
Please be aware that the rather strict driving test in the Netherlands means that you are trained for at least 40 odd hours, or let's call it 60 hours on average, to drive at the speed target. Going too slow means you're unable to handle the traffic, and going too fast is illegal, so this strictness can instruct people to drive at the speed target.
Yes, I did name them targets, because that's what they're used for. It looks like a target, it acts like a target, it's called a target. Legally, they're limits, but I don't think you'll ever see many people driving at the limit. Always at least 1 or 2 km/h faster.
Sure but if you have had 40 hours training you know to slow down when you see a bend and not to continue at the target speed. Hell if you've had zero hours training but have been in a car before you know that.
I don't have any hard evidence, though a lot of people I know think like this - which is why I wrote the comment.
In many European countries, there actually is a speed limit before almost every sharp turn that's in or near a bigger city, and thus people begin to think like this.
Interesting it's not something I've noticed before. I'm 99% we don't have these in the UK (although on country roads there will sometimes be a sign indicating a sharp bend).
The problem of speed limit overuse is small or non-existent in western Europe, but common in central and eastern Europe - it's even recognized by our officials as a huge problem causing crashes.
Not only there are speed limits before sharp turns, but unnecessary small limits in regular turns or on straight motorways, which makes people go over the limit even when the limit makes sense.
I seriously doubt this. It's a speed 'limit' not a speed 'target'. I can't fathom how you could think 'sign says x, I'm sure if I go that speed I can get around this sharp turn safely'. How strict were the driving tests where you learned?