Do you think the 60mph UK national speed limit is too high on non trunk routes ?

Answer 1

Apart motorways (where pedestrians, bicycles and horses are NOT allowed). The MAXIMUM speed limit on ALL roads should be 40mph.

Answer 2

No not really - i live near a lot of non-trunk roads that are national, slowing down the speed will do nothing but increase the level of speeding going on so its pretty pointless.

It is important to be aware when using these roads, but 60 isn't that fast and nearly all the cars on the road have good enough brakes to stop quick enough should there be a problem

Answer 3

No. There are many non-trunk roads on which 60mph is a reasonably safe speed for a good driver in a modern well-maintained car. However, there are situations where 60mph is not safe - for example tight bends, near junctions, or where there are blind brows. Just like there are situations in towns where 30mph is not safe, due to parked cars, pedestrians, obstructed vision or traffic conditions. Or times when weather conditions mean 70mph on a motorway or dual carriageway is close to suicidal.

If we lowered the speed limit at every bend, our countryside would have nearly as many speed-limit signs as trees.
I realise that today's nanny-state government would like to take all responsibility for all decisions away from the individual (unless that individual is Tony Blair), but that isn't realistic. Each driver should be trained and then trusted to be able to judge a safe speed based on the road, weather, car and vision conditions, and his/her own capabilities (e.g. eyesight, reactions, car control skills).

Answer 4

It probably doesn't matter too much what the national speed-limit is; the death and seriousy injury rate remains much the same as it has always been.

31mph around a 30mph bend is dangerous, whereas 69mph around a 70mph bend is perfectly safe.

I'm afraid that legislation has probably not made much of an impact on road-safety, because it still comes down the the fact that there are those who can drive safely at speed and those who cannot drive safely at any speed.

Answer 5

By trunk roads i presume you mean leafy country lanes wide enough for both cars to pass comfortably??

I think it is fine at 60, we have to get places after all< with the introduction of some 20mph speed limits through towns etc, i think paranoia is setting in and any less speed would be ridiculous

Answer 6

Yes it's too high in places. A lot of drivers seem to think the limit means not less than 60, and the road conditions vary. Let's have some common sense though, and not more speed traps

Answer 7

no, it has to be relative to the road, taking into account its width, straightness, visibility (ie blind summits) and even what is on either side of it, open fields which help long distance visibility, rather than thick forest.

We all know roads where you just don't want to do more 40 on, even though you could do 60, and the opposite also applys.

National speed limits, give the driver the option, within their ability and road condition on the day. It's not mandatory !!

Answer 8

it truly is the two! It relies upon on the kind of highway - you will see the sign for national speed decrease on single lane carriageways and twin carriageways - on a single carriageway the decrease is 60mph and on a highway it truly is 70mph. the bounds may be distinctive, yet in those situations the decrease would be needless to say shown particularly of the national decrease sign.

Answer 9

uk roads have a design speed i.e 30 mph. also there are other factors such as sight factors that are taken in to account. i know it seems that not much goes in to road design but civil engineers spend alot of time on it.

Answer 10

Personally yes.