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Motorway Speed Limits

Motorway Speed Limits

Speed Kills !! ~ ~ So say the advertising posters for the “Safer Driving” campaigns, and, off course, they are absolutely correct. Speed does in fact kill, but there again, so do many other things. ~ ~ The question that is at issue here is not if speed kills. We all know ... Read review

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Speed Kills - But So Does Stupidity

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...Anyone who drives on a motorway on a fairly regular basis knows that the speed limit is being flouted by a very high number of generally law-abiding people, and that to drive at below the limit often leaves you open to aggressive driving tactics from other drivers “keen to get on”.
If most people are honest with themselves then they will admit that, in most cases, it is the fear of penalty points, hefty fines, and possible loss ...
...than this, and on a motorway this would be 90mph plus, and you will almost invariably find yourself in front of a Judge, banned for six months or more, and off the road.

~ ~ So is driving at speed safe or isn’t it?
If we look to the Germans, who have no limits on some of their Autobahns, then you would have to say it is. The simple truth is that they have far less deaths and serious accidents on their motorways than we ... more

the_mad_cabbie 29.12.2000 (26.08.2001)
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Excessive speed or Just Bad Driving

Advantages: Encourages sensiable speeds
Disadvantages: Speed is not the only problem

...When travelling on an empty motorway the 70-mph speed limit seems ridiculously slow but when travelling in inclement weather conditions 40 mph can be too fast. The danger comes when you have too broad a spectrum of speeds being used at the same time. With vehicles travelling at speeds of 55-60 mph in the inside lane and then in the middle lane of 60-70 mph, yes I know it’s the upper speed limit but some of these people should move over to the ...
...traffic flow across the whole motorway as long lines of lorries travelling at 60 mph are forced into the middle lane, this as we all know is infuriating. Another thing that annoys me are the drivers whose left feet upon seeing a speed camera will suddenly become active, even if the car is travelling under the legal limit. That speed restriction signs in the event of an accident or inclement weather conditions are often ignored is a testament to ...

coppit 11.03.2001 · Read full review
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SPEED and STUPIDITY - Harmless or Armless

Advantages: Ideally, helps in maintaining safe driving conditions
Disadvantages: Realistically, often ignored

...opinions previously submitted to it, Motorway Speed Limits ~ A friend of mine never speeds! This may seem an unusually rash statement for an opening line, but it’s true. Owner of a pretty modern fourwheel drive vehicle, I can assure you he never speeds. All the time he has been in possession of this vehicle, he has never exceded any speed limit, infact he never comes close.....more rash statements? But, I can support myself in this matter. ...
...the legal restrictions set for motorway travel. Although the severity of my friend’s injury was almost certainly increased by the speed factor, speed was not the cause of the accident. The cause of this accident was stupidity. The car driver was not paying attention to the road, did not see the traffic ahead slowing down, and ploughed into my friend. This motorist had years of driving experience on his side, didn’t fit into any stereotypical ...

wiggglypufff 28.01.2001 · Read full review
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Speed Doesnt Kill

Advantages: A reasonable limit for all
Disadvantages: Unfair to the genuinely good driver

...damage. Now relate this to motorway speed limits and you should realise that it isn’t the speed that causes the problems but the way people handle the cars at high speed, their driving capabilities and condition of the vehicles that are the root causes of the majority of motorway accidents. There will always be the unforeseen like a tyre blow out or a major breakdown in machinery but you cannot legislate for absolutely every eventuality. However ...
...But in the question of motorway speed limits the “Sunday driver” has to be protected against him/herself and the speed restrictions should remain at 70 mph. To those who agitate for motorway speed limits to be increased to say 100 mph I say this, it is ludicrous to let a driver loose on the motorway who five minutes before has passed the driving test. Any fool can drive along an empty motorway at 100 mph plus and live to tell the tale. ...

jimbuck 04.02.2001 · Read full review
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70 is JUST FINE

Advantages: Speed limits are for your own safety more than anything else
Disadvantages: Too many people feel that they are above the law

...they are already on a motorway that they dont have to slow down 'if no one is looking'. Is that the correct attitude?? I think not! So what about other countries speed limits on motorways? We almost all have heard about the German Autobahn's and thier reputation for having no speed limits. This is not true, they have a recommended speed limit of 85mph, obviously there for a reason, so why have it at all if its only a recomendation? Well I have ...
...that an accident on the motorway isnt something i would like to see again! There was very little left of any of the vehicles and no doubt some very unhappy families about that day when the police called about thier houses with the unfortunate news. So, 70 mph , is it too slow for our newer, modern and efficient road systems here in the UK? I dont think so, because the UK is such a relativley small Island, then why do we feel the need to get from ...

Martin.rowley 28.06.2001 · Read full review
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Cars are safer but human design has not changed

Advantages: Cars are safer but human design hasn't changed
Disadvantages: Go to a speed track

...wrote a brilliant article on motorway speeds. Although I don’t agree with getting rid of the upper speed limit on motorways (I do think they should enforce the lower one), his article is considered and well-written. I couldn’t resist the temptation to add my own opinion, though. Thank God for Ciao! I agree that cars are designed to go faster than used to, and braking systems are better and more efficient. Technology has made tremendous advances ...
...to be. However, when a car needs a service or needs a part, do we dash off to the dealership and get the expensive parts that the car was designed to have? No, most of us go somewhere else to find a cheaper part that will do the job, but made to much lower specification. When we replace tyres, how many of us get the most expensive tyre we can get that is designed to do high speeds and keep the stability of the rubber at high temperatures? Most of ...

Ray45 16.12.2000 · Read full review
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