So while on Vacation I was driving in Latvia to go to the national park west of Riga.

On my way back to Riga while passing through Kudra their is an interesting speed sign where the speed drops from 70 to 60. Just a few meters further along is a 90 speed sign. The 60 speed sign has a speed camera right beside it. The sign is even past the main road into Kudra so doesnt help the town and the speed limit is already reduced to 70 for the town earlier anyway… So… what's the deal? Is this actually legal? It seems like the speed is reduced just to generate fines?

Kūdra, Mārupe Municipality
https://maps.app.goo.gl/soeN3fZDrfqYwRUh6?g_st=ac

by Regulai

6 comments

  2. Not illegal but it is a bit weird. 60 signs are very rare and usually 70 is enough for places with dangerous intersections.

  3. There are multiple secondary connections, that’s why speed is brought down and enforced by speed trap.
    Also by standard you cannot drop speeds by more than 20km/h increments, that’s why it’s 90 -> 70 -> 60.

  4. Speed reduction is due to the parking lots on both sides. There used to be a store oposite to the restaurant.

    Keep in mind our roads are a product of a poor planing.

  5. Its normal. It enforces to follow the required speed limit. Just visited Finland where entire road sections are limited to 60 kp/h with less housing around than in Kūdra.

  6. https://preview.redd.it/br9lxpgmmdod1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=977dfd948af60812a68ab0c7899fab5730c4c815

    But there is a sign 300m before the camera driving to Riga to reduce speed from 70 to 60. It is repeated next to the camera so people entering the roadway know of the speed limitation. So I not a speed trap. Driving culture (or the culture of a few idiots) is pretty bad. Because a minority of drivers are super aggressive, everyone now has to follow speed limits exactly.

    Edit – additional question- why do the traffic police not write more tickets? If I were a policeman, I could double the state budget with the amount of rules broken I see on the daily basis on roads and in cities.

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