The Pink Ninja

iTrader: (23)

A mate of mine got pulled doing 90 on the M6 toll and the copper told him if he was doing 85 he wouldn't have pulled him??

RobsyUK

iTrader: (2)

getting more people up from 70 to 80 will increase fuel consumption giving the government more money... did no one see this reason?

Ant

My car cruises better at 80 than it does 70

boomer

There are some interesting thoughts from the ABD about this proposal at 80mph Trials Must Be Fair.



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Busterbulldog

iTrader: (1)

I believe the 80mph limit has now been scrapped

boomer

Read the PDF report (less than a week old) in the link in my above post!

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DYK

The speed limits are out dated for todays vehicles,its quite easy to get up to 70mph now,pity about driving skills though,this is where the problem is.if it were not for that,then can't see the problem with 80 or even taking it up to 100,and having it at say 60 or 70 in the wet...

Leslie

As I understand it, the 10% +2 bit is purely a concession which was suggested by some chief constables. If the chief constable for a particular area did not agree to the concession you could still be done for speeding even if inside the concession speed.

The speed limits may well be outdated as far as most modern cars are concerned, but human reaction times are not improved over the years and of course an accident at higher speeds will cause more injuries and damage.

Les

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

I still thinks its a stupid idea when we have Hgvs stuck at 56 mph. One of the most dangerous things on a motorway is the difference in speed between vehicles.

I think a 80mph limit would be better if it was accompanied by a minimum speed limit of say, 70mph, including goods vehicles. And only allowed in dry conditions in off-peak hours.

DYK

Some are limited to 50mph,i know someone who were on agency and got called in to drive for some supermarket,he got the truck on the motorway and he could only do a max speed of 48mph.Called the company because he thought it was a fault with the limiter or something,they said no that's what the truck is limited too,he said i ain't driving this and brought it back too the depot,told the agency and fooked off..

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

That would drive me insane. Well it did as I once was lumbered with a works can that would only do 50mph tops, no limiter, the engine (well, pump actually) was knackered. At one point I was doing almost 500 miles a day in that thing, after a month I was ready drive it off a cliff

hail-hail

The 10% +2 rule, I think, is there to ensure road safety. If the 70 mph limit had zero flexibility, then how many drivers would sit at 70 staring at their speedo instead of the road ahead. The leeway gives you the chance to drive at or near the limit and also not worry when you creep above it slightly. If an 80 mph average limit was applied striclty, how many accidents would be caused by driver concentrating on their exact speed and not the build up of stationary traffic ahead full of families.

Leslie

As I understood it, the idea was to allow for any error in the speed measuring equipment as well as to allow a bit of leeway around the quoted speed limit.

Les