NTR Speed limit to be raised to 80mph ...

Guy K · Post by **Guy K** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 5:25 pm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/se ... sfeed=true

husson73 · Post by **husson73** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 6:14 pm

80 MPH, never go so slow

Olde Coney · Post by **Olde Coney** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 6:20 pm

seems like a sensible idea to me, then we can all travell at 80 mph + 10%.... plus a bit of leeway.... and bingo 90mph without a ticket

Vince · Post by **Vince** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:35 pm

At 70 I can make it between fuel stops, 80+ I going to have to re-plan.

Surely it should be outside lane for bikes only, any speed.

Post by **Wolfie** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:54 pm

I just see a stupid political game plan.. nothing more.

Most people do more than 70 many do 85 or more, it's the nagging thought that they could lose a licence that stops them doing a ton for mile after mile... raise the limit and everyone who already speeds simply adds 10MPH to their top speed.

.. but will still drive up the arse of the car in front.

It makes for bigger accidents with whole motorways closed instead of just a lane or two..

Should be left as it is and with the same leeway and penalties.

robh1f · Post by **robh1f** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:54 pm

Gotta agree there Graham I drive a lot around M25 Essex Herts North London area and the standard of driving ......in the main by people in up market Beemers Mercs Audis and the school bus ....oh sorry I meant Ranxx Rovxxxx man I hate those things is shite. Its like I'm in a safe car so I can use my phone apply make up comb hair etc etc thing bubble.....really feel like rammin em in the Trannie

OK grumpie gripe over

husson73 · Post by **husson73** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:26 am

when I drove in UK I noticed many guys ran around 100 MPH, so doesn't change a lot

Rubbadub · Post by **Rubbadub** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:09 am

anything that lifts the big brother nanny state boot off the publics neck one little bit gets applause from me. 70 was introduced in the 70s to save fuel and never recinded. as we suspected. Cars, fuel efficiencies, road safety has inproved dramatically since then. i dont think it will make so much difference in the SE where speeds are governed more by flow dyanmics...volume of traffic, stop start delays etc. in fact it may even slow things down and increase bunching...who knows....but to me the point is it takes resrictions away, and after the last 30 years i for one applaud it.

And for distance work it will reduce trip time...yay. Although i dont see any change in lorry speeds discussed so in terms of business it is irrelevent.

Post by **Wolfie** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:11 am

I return the agreement Rob, it goes with my theory..

The bigger/more expensive the car.. the bigger the arse driving it.

Guy K · Post by **Guy K** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:44 am

I for one applaud it & we might as well enjoy it because I can see a day coming when the Euro beaureacrats with little else to do with their grossly overpaid time will turn their beady little eyes to a Euro wide speed limit.

Old Nail · Post by **Old Nail** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:59 am

The motivation behind the law change appears to be that the public routinely ignore the 70 limit anyway (and rightly so) as it was set in 1965 when Ford Anglia's and the like could just about reach it.

Flaunting of the 70 limit is so widespread as to make it nigh on impossible to enforce, so to raise it to 80 is a clever political move by the government that gives the impression that they tell us what to do, and we are once again a nation of law abiding citizens.

There are lots of existing laws that are simply ignored because they are silly or outdated, the 70mph limit became one. Did you know for example that it is still illegal for a woman to push a baby in a pram on the pavement? The law is still there but never enforced. I became interested in British law a couple of years back after getting a rum deal from it, the things you learn are a real eye opener.

The irony is that in all my 34 years of driving this last year has been the only time I have ever kept my speed down to 70, and the reason behind the change is the cost of petrol not the threat of punishment.

Charlie · Post by **Charlie** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:28 pm

Wolfie wrote:I return the agreement Rob, it goes with my theory..

The bigger/more expensive the car.. the bigger the arse driving it.

It's not that BMW/Merc drivers drive aggressively, it's just that the guys who cannot afford to drive 'em do not realise that the roads do in fact belong to us flash barstards that can, and so we are allowed to do just as we please on them and the laws that apply to lesser cars - do not apply to Teutonic objets d'art , I am sure it says so in the BMW handbook .................. (or I may just have dreamed it)

Once you understand that fact - it all makes perfect sense

Olde Coney · Post by **Olde Coney** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 8:33 am

http://www.speedcam.co.uk/gatso2.htm

husson73 · Post by **husson73** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 8:50 am

Paased out many time the Beemer Mercos drivers with my H2: there're too slow