Conflicting signs mean life in the fast – or slow – lane for drivers

Date Published: 23-May-2012

Motorists travelling from Tuam towards Dunmore are more than a little confused about what speed they should be driving at as they approach the North Galway town.

As drivers approach the town, they are bemused to discover that there is a 100 km/h speed limit sign on one side of the road and a 50 km/h sign on the other.

It is obvious that the area is governed by the 50 km/h sign as motorists are entering the town but how the other sign got turned remains a bit of a mystery.

One motorist who contacted The Connacht Tribune said that it could lead to confusion and wondered what would happen if someone exceeded the 50 km/h speed on the basis of the wrongly faced 100 km/h sign.

But local Gardaí have warned motorists to use common sense and that there was no way a 100 km/h speed limit would apply as they were entering a built up area.

A local Garda said that it could have been the wind or maybe a passing truck that was responsible for the sign facing the wrong way. He added that they were contacting Galway County Council to rectify the matter immediately.

See full story in this week’s Connacht Tribune.