The Medway Handyman wrote:
Adrian wrote:
"The Medway Handyman" gurgled
happily, sounding much like they were saying:

What I'd like to know is when the present 30 & 40 limits came into
being - and what braking systems were common at the time?
The default urban 30mph limit was introduced to the UK in 1935.

Hydraulic brakes were a real novelty at the time, and older stuff
still on the roads would still not have had front wheel brakes.

Any data on the braking distance of such vehicles? Things have come a long
way in 70+ years.


if well set up, pretty good.

Capable of locking all 4 skinny trues anyway.

Better brakes became more relevant as speeds increased, not to actually
reduce stopping distances that much from modest speed.