2007-11-16 19:43:57 · 6 answers · asked by ginger 6 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
I don't know about the HC, but the legal definition of a built-up area is one where the lamp-posts are 200m (or less) apart.
There's an historical reason for this. Originally, there was only one speed limit - 30mph in a built-up area. Outside a built-up area you could go as fast as you liked. There weren't any speed-limit signs, they weren't needed - you were either in a built-up area or you weren't.
Then one day a motorist got arrested for speeding, and he argued in court that he wasn't in a built-up area - there were just a couple of small buildings here and there.
So the magistrate had to decide what constitutes a built-up area, and after a lot of deliberation (should he base it on population, importance, size of buildings, or what?), he ruled that it was where the lamp-posts were 200yds or less apart (it's now been changed to metres). That law still stands.
Incidentally, I don't know if the motorist got off or not!
2007-11-17 21:36:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lamp posts every 176 yards, ie. 10 to a mile. Note there are other speed limit areas that are not "built up" but can have a 30 limit. Look for the signs, these actually define the legal speed limit
2007-11-16 20:13:35 · answer #2 · answered by The original Peter G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The distance between lamp posts.
2007-11-16 19:46:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Isnt it defined as when there are streetlights every 30yds....
i think that's it... but then i passed my test a long time ago..
2007-11-16 19:56:09 · answer #4 · answered by John W 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unknown, but wearing a loud shirt in one is not favored
2007-11-16 20:37:14 · answer #5 · answered by bottle babe 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
bulit up area is bulidings streets and pavements where people can be.
2007-11-16 19:51:01 · answer #6 · answered by .... 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋