Dual Carriageway

NEW AND WANNABE DRIVERS (INTERACTIVE)
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From the picture provided thats a D/C full stop speed limit 50mph unless sign posted otherwise

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ROG:
The grass in the middle makes the road ‘seperated carriageways’ so it is a dual and not SC = 100% legally correct

Generally any road where the carriageways are seperated by something other than paint or plastic cones will be under DC rules

So no barrier is required, any kind of central reservation will do. Even just grass ?

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Terry T:

ROG:
The grass in the middle makes the road ‘seperated carriageways’ so it is a dual and not SC = 100% legally correct

Generally any road where the carriageways are seperated by something other than paint or plastic cones will be under DC rules

So no barrier is required, any kind of central reservation will do. Even just grass ?

YUP because the crucial criteria is seperated carriageways but paint or plastic cones do not count

Grass is a ‘barrier’ between the two carriageways

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ROG:

Terry T:

ROG:
The grass in the middle makes the road ‘seperated carriageways’ so it is a dual and not SC = 100% legally correct

Generally any road where the carriageways are seperated by something other than paint or plastic cones will be under DC rules

So no barrier is required, any kind of central reservation will do. Even just grass ?

YUP because the crucial criteria is seperated carriageways but paint or plastic cones do not count

Grass is a ‘barrier’ between the two carriageways

IIRC Rog, there must be kerb stones at least

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No kerb stones needed

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Right, I’ve emailed the DSA about this and here’s their reply.

Dear Sir/Madam

Thank you for your email about Dual Carriageways.

I have spoken with both the Department of Transport and the Highways Agency who both gave me the same information.

The official Highways Agency book ‘Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994’ states:

“Central reservation” means:

any land between the carriageways of a road comprising two carriageways

or

any permanent work (other than a traffic island) in the carriageway of a road,

which separates the carriageway or, as the case may be, the part of the carriageway which is to be used by traffic moving in one direction from the carriageway or part of the carriageway which is to be used (whether at all times or at particular times only) by traffic moving in the other direction:

Meaning any material which separates the two carriageways is considered a central reservation.

Yours Faithfully