speed limit to go up.....theres a first!

[cbay]

Originally Posted by northwind

Since when is there a speed limit on motorways?

Love this...

[L3nny]

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

France is 110 in the wet and 130 in the dry.

Only country that has the right idea is Germany.

Why should my bike wihich can do 100-0 in about 2 seconds be governed by the same laws as a smart car??

Originally Posted by L3nny

Only country that has the right idea is Germany.

Why should my bike wihich can do 100-0 in about 2 seconds be governed by the same laws as a smart car??

I was under the impression that cars stopped a lot quicker

Due to the 4 fat tyres

[L3nny]

Well you know what I mean, I have good brakes on my bike, on my car as well. Yet the highway code and the speed limits are based on 1960s cars with drums all round.

[Bluepete]

Originally Posted by beabert

These morons passed first time whats stopping them passing again? Better just having stricter penalties if caught driving dangerously, rather than put everyone through the stress of being examined. Completely against it.

A better option IMO is regular driver training, like the various courses some of you do here.

The Gov't won't pay for the cost of the vast number of re-sits, failures, appeals etc. There are enough people driving without a licence now anyway, re-tests would just increase this number.

The flip side of the argument is more enforcement. However, as I pointed out, there are fewer traffic cops out there than ever before. We (GMP) are now running with only 150 for the entire farce. That's split betweeen five shifts, and there's never a full compliment available due to court, training, sickness, fatalities etc.

As for the idea that some drivers can have a special licence to speed - you'd still get stopped and have to go through the rigmarole of checking you are entiltled and would loose the benifit of the higher speed in the time you spend on the hard shoulder.

Realistically though, driving standards in the UK are so p1ss poor and lane discipline so none-existant that it would make no difference to average speeds unless the motorway was practically empty.

Pete

Higher speed limit would be nice- but all the idiot c**ts that sit in lane 3 below the speed limit make it hard to reach the existing one these days anyway!

I agree on lane discipline. It's getting awful out there. Really taking the fun out of riding.

[Balky001]

being able to pass in any lane might help. But I agree BP, lane discipline and general consideration is missing on our roads. I've resorted to undertaking (very carefully!) in the car when I've had enough of the lane hoggers but I know I'm the one that will get done. Surprising how many people do actually pull in to the slow lane after yet when you sit behind them the appear oblivious. That's why I think its ignorance rather than selfishness/arrogance that is 'often' the problem.

I love driving in France, even if they get a bit close sometimes you know what they are going to do, it's very predictable and lane discipline is very good. Overtaking and moving back to the first lane, even when you might need to pull out again 30 seconds later keeps you more alert too on long journeys.

[dizzyblonde]

Well at least Peg can use 40% of his bikes full speed potential then


People generally ride/drive more than 70 anyway, I doubt it would make people speed up all the more, just even things out a bit more.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by thedonal

I agree on lane discipline. It's getting awful out there. Really taking the fun out of riding.

If your idea of fun is any road with more than 1 lane you need to have a word with yourself!

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

If your idea of fun is any road with more than 1 lane you need to have a word with yourself!

Agreed apart from fish hill over this neck of the woods, twisty dual carriageway
A44 coming out of broadway, can't post a link as on phone, it's ace.
Ignore the Bromyard bit as I got confused.