Just been thinking about it, would you favour an 80MPH limit or higher? or do you think it should be reduced. Why for any answer?
2007-09-03 09:32:06 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
No limits, just penalties for dangerous driving - like middle lane hogging, tailgating etc.
Just take a look at the autobahns, much fewer accidents than over here.
2007-09-03 09:41:26 · answer #1 · answered by neogriff 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I doubt a 10mph increase to the limit will make a difference. Most people that I know drive at 80/90mph anyway!
I think the 70mph should stay as it is but motorway driving courses (i.e Pass Plus) should be made mandatory.
I know it's a little off topic but i think the thing the police need to work on is not so much punishing the driver for going over the speed limit but place more emphasise on educating drivers. I know someone who was pulled for 42 in a 30 and got sent on one of those driver awareness courses instead of the usual £60 + 3 points game. Very effective course and he now has a much more positive attitude towards road safety.
2007-09-03 10:50:57 · answer #2 · answered by Marsy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People should get it into their heads...
SPEED DOES NOT KILL, BAD DRIVING KILLS.
It's perfectly possible to be killed in a collision at 40mph, so why allow 70mph?
If you are in a collision at 120mph you will be no more dead than you would be travelling at 70mph.
Clearly there are times where a driver's judgement of an appropriate speed is necessary, i.e. in fog, dense traffic, ice, whatever, but I disagree with the accepted wisdom that says that travelling at 'x-mph', while commiting no other driving fault, is a crime.
Where appropriate, I sometimes drive at a speed I am comfortable with, given the conditions and my experience. On occasions, that speed has been 120-130mph ( in UK ). I don't do it when there's anybody about, and I don't have any points on my licence either. Conversely, if condtions are not good, I often travel a bit slower than some other traffic. That's what judgement is, and when you take it away, what we have is lots of drivers doing 70-80mph whle not paying attention.
Most collisions happen due to lack of 'due care and attention', regardless of the speed.
2007-09-03 12:08:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
A good question my friend, but if we was to raise the speed limit to 100mph, then most people who's cars can go faster would break that law.
I gather that the reason we have a limit is that once we have his a certain speed the persons reaction time is slower so say you had a blowout at 100mph, and the car behind was travelling at 100mph there would only be 100th's of second in which to react, while at 70mph, means that you may have 2 second in which to react which can be enough to yank on the breaks & change lane.
So the reason is maily for safety. (I also know that someone will disagree and say that with the latest technolagy that modern braking systems are better than when the rule was introduced back i the 1950's but it also takes into account the reaction time as I have just said)
Hope my answer helps
Joolz
2007-09-04 00:42:53 · answer #4 · answered by Joolz of Salopia 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it would be an EXCELLENT idea for MOST drivers.
However - there are a LOT of drivers that for them 60mph is practically their limit of confidence & skill...why you see them dawdling along the motorway...
80 would be acceptable from a MECHANICAL point of view as cars have improved since the 60's when the 70 limit was introduced in the UK, but maybe not from a DRIVER / HUMAN one (OUR reactions & skills have NOT increased by such a margin). I KNOW I can control my vehicle at speeds of well over 100mph in dry conditions and at around 80 or 90 in the wet...so 80 on a dry day is no big deal.
And I KNOW..."it's a LIMIT not a target" - and I have a FULL CLEAN licence - with full no claims on my insurance - so I don't 'speed' on public roads
2007-09-03 09:48:04 · answer #5 · answered by creviazuk 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Whatever the limit imposed some drivers will exceed it. Most modern cars are now much safer to drive if driven properly but, unfortunately, there are too many bad drivers on our roads. I suspect 70 mph is about right as a reasonable average but it is time that fixed cameras are set up on motorways to identify and prosecute those divers who are driving dangerously. I do feel that the police do provide a margin in excess of 70 mph and would not consider prosecuting a motorist if he was travelling safely at less than 80 mph.
2007-09-03 12:21:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
On motorways and dual carriage ways I would support any increase up to 90mph.
The 70 limit was brought in in the 70's. If anyone has driven a 30 year old car, they are scary at that sort of speed.
Modern cars are so solid that the driver gets so secure that it causes them to relax too much and that causes accidents.
Modern cars are capable of doing 90 safely.
However, I would also welcome a reduction from 30 to 20 in urban areas.
2007-09-03 09:47:26 · answer #7 · answered by futuretopgun101 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Spent a few hours on the M2, M20, M26, and M25 today. Don't know about raising the speed limit.That seems a bit irrelevant. I'd aim at raising the SKILL level of drivers. Six feet seperation at over 70 mph is not a good stopping distance.
2007-09-03 12:56:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Whatever the speed limit people will still speed. If people do 80 now increasing the speed limit will mean they will probably do 90 and so on and so forth
2007-09-03 22:52:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
neogriff is right. No limits, just more cops on the road. Cameras don't pick up dangerous driving, just speed at a given point.
2007-09-04 02:09:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋