As regular motorists coming across different speed limits, most of us wonder why a particular road has a certain speed limit and how the authorities might have decided on having a certain maximum speed for a road.Here, we bring you the science behind the speed limits and road designs.
Rumours have been doing the rounds in Dubai that speed limits on key roads have been revised, and the 20 km/hr window of radar flash has been done away with. At the moment, radars on most roads are set to flash when the driver exceeds the stipulated speed limit by over 20 km per hour. Khaleej Times did a quick check on the Dubai Police website, and has found that no such changes have been made to speed limits.