Experimental 60mph Motorway Speed Limit

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Re: Experimental 60mph Motorway Speed Limit

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I don’t take any notice of the 70 limit, so why would I obey the 60 ?

Saying that, it seems Essex have got their “smart” cameras set to 70 when there’s not a lower limit in force. Most of the country , slowing down to 80ish for the cameras is safe enough. This will mean more people slamming their brakes on at every gantry, when 95% of them have no camera.
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treehugger wrote: Sun Sep 13, 2020 11:21 am Yep overtaking a truck at 57 will be a drag if you can only do 60.
The whole of the Scottish road network appears to be that way. Find a safe stretch to over-take a lard riddled local and you'll get flashed by a scamera. the newer stuff measures your average speed over a set distance, which is clearly safer that fixing atrocious road surfaces or unblocking drains.
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Re: Experimental 60mph Motorway Speed Limit

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And good luck over taking a coach, van or caravan. Because both have a theoretical 60mph limit.
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Nah the coach limit is 70mph on motorways, but they must be fitted with a 62mph limiter....


As to the 60 limit, it's a fucking stupid retarded idea & can only exist to piss off drivers even more than currently to try & force them on to impractical & shite pubic transport. Motorway limits should be nearer 100mph, with traffic cops for poor & dangerous driving.
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I think we already have this bollocks on bits of the M4 near Newport and Swansea. Along with signs saying "Pollution kills slow down" I do not particularly want to slow down in the pollution in case it kills me, I'd rather get through it as quickly as possible and hold my breath.
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I'm sure I've seen it before too, maybe near Glasgow. As if that place could get worse with a tiny bit of harmless pollution.
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The other thing to bear in mind, of course, is that the present 70mph limit began as an "experiment" #sillymoocouldn'tdriveacar
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I would make the speed 'limit' 100mph; I would also find appropriate measures to ban approx a third of current registered 'drivers'
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Re: Experimental 60mph Motorway Speed Limit

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mercrocker wrote: Mon Sep 14, 2020 8:56 am The other thing to bear in mind, of course, is that the present 70mph limit began as an "experiment" #sillymoocouldn'tdriveacar
A three month experiment to reduce accidents, that increased the accident rate. So obviously they decided it was a good idea & kept it in the name of safety*.

A few years ago when I got stopped for slightly* over 70mph on the A38 I found out the correct wording for a ticket is still 'exceeding the temporary speed limit'.
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Re: Experimental 60mph Motorway Speed Limit

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Why the roads are shit enough, going slower when it’s empty seems a ridiculous idea. Why not have limits defined by conditions. So night/day/fog/rain etc.


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