Motorway Speed Limits Out Of Date?

movilogo

This is also being discussed here

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=62123

balsingh

movilogo wrote: »

This is also being discussed here

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=62123

we can discuss this to the death here and on any other forums ... they wont change the speed limit (unless its downwards).

Inactive

100% Spot on...;)

wolvoman

I was in Germany last week and did a fair bit of driving on the autobahns.

I was 'cruising' for the most part at about 140/150mph and yet lane discipline was immaculate. Those cars travelling slower were in the left hand lane and those travelling quicker have no problems overtaking me as I also stick to the slower lanes as faster cars come along. Compared to the UK, journey times are nearly halved and yet the accident rate is the same.



Since high power, high emissions cars have to pay more to use city streets, maybe motorways should be the reverse where low emission, low power cars have to pay extra, since they are the slow ones holding the faster cars up. Or maybe a ban on lane 3 for cars with less than 200bhp.

balsingh

wolvoman wrote: »

I was in Germany last week and did a fair bit of driving on the autobahns.

I was 'cruising' for the most part at about 140/150mph and yet lane discipline was immaculate.

Motorway driving standards here are pretty bad. The worst offenders are the 'middle lane hoggers'. Funny though, the police will quickly pull someone over for driving at 90mph safely, yet they won't batter an eyelid at someone doing under 70mph in the middle lane holding up the rest of the traffic and causing people to either undertake or take other unnecessary risks.

bargepole

wolvoman wrote: »

I was in Germany last week and did a fair bit of driving on the autobahns. ... Compared to the UK, journey times are nearly halved and yet the accident rate is the same.

Another interesting fact is that in Germany, where the limits are highest, the accident rate per 1000 of population is about half that of the USA, which has the lowest speed limits, 55mph in most places.

So that rather destroys the argument that "speed kills", or that we should consider reducing the UK limits.

tomstickland

Not wrong at all, I cannot understand why everyone in this country is always in a tearing hurry, nothing is really gained by it.

I can confirm that travelling at 80mph takes about 3/4 of the time compared with 60mph. That would save an hour on a 240mile joruney.

So what is gained is a reduction in the time spent sitting in the car.


I saw a sign the other day that said "tiredness kills". Er, no it doesn't. I've been tired many times and I've not seen anyone die as a result of it yet. What they mean is "not paying attention because you are tired is dangerous".
Rather similar to "speed kills".

scbk

Nevermind M/way speed limits, IMO single carriageway speed limits for commercial vehicles should be raised, by say 10mph

Oh and know what conor means regarding that photo he posted, see that all the time

goldspanners

scbk wrote: »

Oh and know what conor means regarding that photo he posted, see that all the time

i see it all the time to and i take great advantage of it.im happy to use the left lane to pass 10 - 20 cars then merge in and out when a gap appears.

Conor_3

tomstickland wrote: »

I saw a sign the other day that said "tiredness kills". Er, no it doesn't. I've been tired many times and I've not seen anyone die as a result of it yet. What they mean is "not paying attention because you are tired is dangerous".
Rather similar to "speed kills".

I have. I've also seen drivers so tired they've been incapable of staying in one lane. So yes, tiredness kills.