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Originally Posted by rogermevans
50 limit wont save lives on those roads
100mph head on crash will be little diferent to 120 mph head on crash
the only difference will be fine revenue
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Not true. The officially quoted stopping distance at 50mph is 53 metres; at 60mph it's 73 metres. In the event of a threatened head-on collision, you have an extra
40 metres in which to come to a standstill, if you're both doing 50, than if you're both doing 60.
Having said all that, why do you choose head-on collisions as your example of why the reduced limit wouldn't work? I suspect on rural roads there are lots of other things more likely to cause an accident (like skidding off on corners, something that happens around here very regularly).