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Is it time for the speed limit to be reviewed?
There's been talk for years about increasing or decreasing the speed limit for years. Should the limits be increased or decreased considering:
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Re: Is it time for the speed limit to be reviewed?
Yet on the flip side the govt is talking about 20mph limits in ALL residential areas and our old friend Ken has even said that he would like to see a "speed camera on every corner" more of that here http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...e_id=1770&ct=5
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Speed limits need to be reviewed. None of this blanket residential areas are 30 Motorways are 70 crap.
Speed limits should be specific to the area in question and variable for the time of day. For example motorways, 50mph peak times (7am-10am & 4pm-6pm), 70mph other times, 90mph off peak times (10pm - 4am) Something variable along those lines would work with suitable camera like on the M1, M42 and M25. Schemes like nothing over 7.5t overtaking between 6am - 8pm have also been proven to help traffic flow immensly. |
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The M42 and M25 are my two least favourite roads to drive on. I hate the camera markings on the road every 200 yards. It seems like total overkill. Would varied limits not just cause more confusion?
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I unfortunately do 40k+ miles a year and and the only roads I pretty much can gaurantee will stay moving at a reasonable speed are the road with variable speed limits like the M42.
They work very well at keeping heavily congested roads moving. They certainly are not fun roads to drive, anyone who thinks they are is mad, but they keep moving despite the massive volumes of traffic. |
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2 million drivers get caught speeding every year. It shows something isn't quite right with the system. I'd like to see how effective the M42 is when busy, the M6 is begging for something to work. I've never drievn on it at any time without being caught up in traffic.
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2 million driver getting caught speeding every year, i bet the police would say "its working" this change in speed limits and camera everywhere are going to catch even the best behaved driver, its a money making scandal nothing to do with safety.
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The only time I've been down the M6 and its been traffic free was late at night, i.e between 11 and 4 in the morning.
M42 does work with the variable limits and I'd rather be crawling along at 40mph than stopped in gridlock. I hate it when the traffic speeds up and then everybody stops again purely due to traffic volumes. Mind you if lane discpline was more deeply instilled in drivers and everybody didnt sit in the outside lane then it wouldnt be so bad anyway. I also think the limits need reviewing, I also think that if the big trucks could do more than 56mph on the motorway then that would help things move more freely to. In a modern car / bike I see nothing wrong with 90mph being set as the motorway limit, its how fast I drive / ride on it all the time away when traffic allows me to. I'd have no problem with the 90mph limit being rigidly enforced either. It would also I think allow the poilce more time to nick people for dangerous driving etc etc rather than concentrating on speeders. |
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Cameras for safety is definately bolloxs.
Cameras for keeping congested traffic flowing definately works whether it generates money or not, and is without a doubt worth it. |
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Yet the M6 toll is always completely empty! I'd use it but I'm a tightwad ;)
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