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On national roads in Ireland, all dangerous bends are recommended to be driven at 100 km/h (66 mph),
according to the NRA (National Roads Authority)'s signposting on bends across the country.
Across Europe such dangerous bends are signposted with a 70 or 80 km/h speedlimit.

This seems like an exaggeration and distortion; Category:Problem road signs in Ireland shows an agenda. Several obvious untruths:

  1. the speed limit is a maximum speed, not a recommended speed
  2. 100 km/h is the default limit on national roads, but some places are 80 and others 120.

What is true is that there is no policy of reduced-speed-limit sign at dangerous bends, just a vague "Slow" and warning sign; whatever speed-limit happens to prevail generally along that stretch of road remains in force at the bend. What the case law is for dangerous-driving charges at such place I don't know. Jnestorius (talk) 00:46, 27 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Many national road signs across the Republic are dangerously confusing or contradictory. I regularly come across hair-pin bends with a 100kph sign. You will never see this anywhere else in Europe. On viewing published photos of many road car accidents, a corner such as in the image will inevitably be seen in the background, probably recommended to be driven at 100kph, with the consequences. In Northern Ireland you will never see a slow bend sign together with a 60mph sign. A road safety agenda is simply in the public interest. Osioni (talk) 12:53, 1 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]