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Bealzebub
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Definitely should be raised. probably 90MPH is best, you can drive modern cars perfectly safely on a motorway today at that speed. I also think a minimum speed should be introduced as most motorway accidents tend to be caused by people driving too slowly, not the other way around. If all traffic is flowing normally at 80MPH except for one person that is doing 50MPH, then you have an equivocal situation of everybody doing 30MPH and somebody has built a brick wall in the middle of the road. A minimum of say 60MPH when the road is clear. Vehicles that cannot do that speed along the straight or minor inclines should not even be on the motorways and on steep inclines you have a crawler lane for them to drive in. |
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sunnybums
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I can see your point and i must agree with you, however if the speed was raised to say 90mph you would then get people going even faster, with the defence " i was only 10mph over the limit whats the problem ?" I think the continent have it right was driving in France/Spain during the summer, they had signs 135km in sunny weather 100km when wet it might work but not convinced. |
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saika
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alot of people drive at 90 - 100 mph...why not?? |
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Sexi B..i.t.c.h
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yes |
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gtfoammas!
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no matter what the speed limit is, everyone will break it. No matter what you do, people will do something unsafe and get killed. Your resposible for you actions. So no, i don't think they should raise the speed limit for nothing. |
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Transgénico
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I agree.
I always drive at 110 mph safely.
I live in Argentina though. |
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♥~C.J~♥
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80 |
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YORKSHIRE
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80mph would be a sensible speed limit on motorways. France have a speed limit of 130kmh (81.25mph). Modern cars have no difficulty in stopping from 80mph. |
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button moon
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yes i think they should raise it, i think it would cause fewer accidents because people wouldnt go up peoples arses to get them out the way, and maybe less people wouldnt undertake, which is also very unsafe, i think it should be 90, but maybe down to 80 in poor weather conditions? not sure how it would work thoughlike that, oh ok just 90 then! |
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Ian
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90mph - this would stop bunching of traffic on motorways. Drivers would need to be a lot more speed aware when changing lanes however. Speed isn't really the problem overall - it's aggressive bad mannered driving that is! |
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bert e
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yes higher speed limits would be acceptable given the correct road conditions like a quiet stretch of dry road. but on the other side the mandatory speed limit in bad weather or poor visibility should be reduced. |
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c.j.davies
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Yes it ashould be raised at least then when I do 80-90mph it would be legal |
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ebo
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when you get 3 points for doing 75mp i would agree.how can you watch your speedo and the road at the same time.its the 50mp ones in the slow lane they want get rid of there would be loads of room then. |
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zantanes
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I agree. modern cars can brake quicker and are built to the highest safety standards, which needless to say have come along way in the 40 years since the national speed limit was introduced. maybe it is time to raise the limit at least 10 mph! |
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Golly Geewiz
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no limit |
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Lucy
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i think that on the motorways there should be no speed limit, like in germany. |
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Louis G
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Actually the speed limits are set where they are for fuel economy reasons. Most highways are designed to be safe for speeds of 80 and 85 mph or something like that. It's not so much the cars themselves, although you are right in that todays cars are much more capable and safe then cars of even 10 or 15 years ago.
The real aim was to reduce the consumption of fuel. As you go faster and faster the amount of power it takes rises exponentialy. The main culprit is wind resistance. So it takes say 40 HP to go 55 mph and 80 hp to go 65mph. ( these aren't exact or anything but were meant to illustrate a point ) So there is a real scientifc fact behind the lower speed limits.
Whether you feel the government should be able to force us to conserve fuel is another arguement altogether. The whole "speed kills" campaign is simply a scare tactic to get you to comply. |
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shovelkicker
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Raise it to 90 and they will drive 100. Problem is you have the streets, signage and automobiles are designed to maintain control for the current speeds. Raise the speeds and you have to redesign. Also you need to look at fuel conservation. That extra 10 miles an hour will make a major difference in the fuel your automobile will use. Now look at the time you save, marginal, very very marginal. Today's automobiles are set up for best fuel economy at a highway speed of 70-75 mph. Here in Germany there has been a push for years to set a speed limit of 120-130 Kmh (75-80 Mph) due to safety, wear and tear and most of all, fuel economy and the environment. |
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max
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It should be raised to a mandatory 126 mph because thats how fast my car goes, anyone doing less than that, even if they are turning off, should be stripped and thrown in a cage with 4 camels to teach them a lesson |
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a m
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no there are still lots of people who cant drive safely at 60mph never mind 70 mph, these people who drift in and out, pulling out with out indicating or just braking hard are the ones that will get u killed |
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funnelweb
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No, people should drive less and slower, not more and faster. |
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ginger
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no |
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bruce
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no let them go and kill them sevels the whe can use the road for us |
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