Speed limits
In all other countries I know, motorways are the fastest type of road.
The speed limit is typically 130 km/h, but it can be as low as 100 km/h in some countries, but in those countries all other roads are then often limited to 80 km/h.
I think the Dutch situation on the photo is typical for mainland Europe: 50 in built-up areas, 80 on normal roads, 100 on dual carriage-ways, and 120 on motorways.
However, the UK is really odd (official speed limits converted to km/h and rounded): 48 in built-up areas, 97 on normal roads and 113 on both dual carriage-ways and motorways.
What’s going on? What’s the point of motorways if you can drive just as fast elsewhere?
Given normal roads are more dangerous than motorways because there is oncoming traffic, it seems ironic a learner can practise driving at motorway speed on the dangerous road but not on the safer one.
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