Correct Grammer or Context?

[hairlessupportmonkey]

I saw a sign in a petrol station that stated

"All petrol thefts will be prosecuted"

Now technically I would have thought that the petrol thief would be prosecuted and not the theft itself.

So in my little mind

"All Petrol thieves will be prosecuted" should be the correct statement?

True or False?

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[IPGuru]

The speeds for unmarked roads the UK are.

Road with street lights 30
single carriageway 60 (40 for lorries)
dual carriageway/motorway 70 (58 for lorries)


obviously speed limit signs override these defaults.

using the (/) de restriction sign does mean that the gov. could change the national speed-limits without the cost of replacing all of the current road signs (as they did in the early 70's when the current limits were set)



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[flapeyre]

IPGuru:
Why 58 and not 60 for lorries?

In Louisiana, the speed limits are as posted, but generally 70 MPH on interstate highways, 55 on other rural highways. The interstate speed limit drops to 60 in the cities (and sometimes is lower).

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[IPGuru]

I am not sure it may actually be 60 but all uk registered lorries (I think there is a weight limit here as well but not sure if it is >3.5 ton or >7.5 ton)have to be restricted to 58mph so that pretty well fixes it anyway.


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[hairlessupportmonkey]

http://www.no-excuses.org.uk/Pages/Article.aspx?id=71

Its all about stopping distances.

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