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Murrayfield residents also asked police to tackle speeding motorists on Balgreen Road and Saughtonhall Drive.
Officers conducted road checks on the streets but found it was the “perception of speed rather than actual speeding” which led to the concerns.
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Perception of speed above presumably from peds, but it is also relevant from the drivers prespective as well - i.e. 30mph on a small tight residential street feels really fast, whereas 30mph on a motorway (silly example) may feel very slow.
It is prety obvious really - just because a sign says 30 doesnt mean you 'need' to drive that fast (e.g. if its icy/foggy etc)
Unfortunately many drivers see these limits as 'lower end of the spectrum guidance' rather than actually driving according to the prevailing conditions.
I'm surprised anyone can do 30mph on Balgreen Road without totalling their suspension
Officers conducted road checks on the streets but found it was the “perception of speed rather than actual speeding” which led to the concerns.
Or maybe its because drivers see a high viz at the side of the road and behave them selves. Only time I ever witnessed no cars out side Balgreen on a school day was when there were traffic wardens on the other side of the road...
Studies into driving conducted by a visible police presence are worthless
The perceived risks/"obstacles" really make a difference. Driving round town, what normally feel like 30mph roads during the week develop a very clear 20mph feel when parking restrictions are lifted and you suddenly get loads of cars parked on single yellow lines.
Maybe the secret is to allow people to park wherever they like. ;o)
Actually, the answer would be to create that feeling of caution by restricting the road space available to cars through installing a segregated cyclepath on most main roads...
"Police also carried out extra patrols at Western Corner and Balbinnie Place following complaints from residents about cyclists mounting the pavements. Signs bearing the warning “No Cycling” were installed on the pavements"
Really? The signs have been taken down a long time ago AFAIK. See: http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8946
C'mon Hootsman, get your facts right.
There is still one still up at the Carrick Knowe Golf Club as you go up onto the railway line...
They must have got a job lot of the yellow signs as there is now a 'No Idling' one on St John's road in Corstophine and a 'no fly tipping' on Saughton Crescent.
Any suggestions for other signs required as Corstorphine/Murrayfield residents need some reminding of laws...
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