Conflicting 60/70 km/h Signs Baffle Drivers on Paasikiventie
Drivers reported conflicting 60 and 70 km/h signs on Paasikiventie in Tampere, and a mistaken 40 km/h road marking was found on Ristinarkuntie.
'There are two different speed limits in force at the same time on the same road,' a reader complained. Motorists in Tampere this week flagged confusing speed limits on Paasikiventie and a mistaken 40 km/h road marking on Ristinarkuntie. The reports were made to local paper Tamperelainen.
Drivers said that heading from Lielahti toward the Rantatunneli the limit shows as 60 km/h, while the opposite direction displays 70 km/h during light traffic. Ramps onto Paasikiventie carry 60 km/h signs even when the mainline is signed at 70 km/h. Arto Luoma, traffic system manager for the regional road authority, said the layout is deliberate: variable speed limits allow 70 km/h in low-traffic periods and drop to 60 or even 50 km/h westbound in rush hours. Eastbound traffic uses fixed 60 km/h signs. The directions are separated by a median and barriers, and the differing limits cover roughly a 1.7 km stretch. During rush hours the limits are usually the same both ways.
On Ristinarkuntie, a 40 km/h marking had been painted on the westbound lane while Sammon valtatie carries a 50 km/h limit. Ari Vandell, planning manager at the City of Tampere, said the incorrect marking has been ground off and the legal speed limit is 50 km/h. He added that posted traffic signs take precedence over road surface markings.
The issue comes after a decision to end conflicting speed limits on Teollisuustie earlier this month.
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