Illogical speed limits should be changed

I RECENTLY spent a few days in Mayo, driving around the Newport/Westport area.

Although many of the roads there are narrow, winding, undulating and with uneven surfaces in many places, the speed limit is 100km/h. I rarely felt it appropriate to exceed 80km/h.

I was puzzled by the fact that the County Council could paint the instruction “slow” or “very slow” on the road without any reduction in the legal speed limit. Similarly, there was no reduction in speed limit where yellow warning signs — eg, “dangerous corner ahead”, “road narrows” (particularly for small bridges) etc, were displayed. I assume this situation is replicated in other counties, too.