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Threepints · 25-12-2011, 23:44

I think we need to address the standard of driving in the UK as well. I drove over 2500 miles in the US earlier this year, in both good & very bad weather. I never once had any road rage from fools on the road. I'd only been back in the UK & on the road for about 15 minutes when I had some idiot driving erratically and cutting me up.

As for the speed limit. I don't actually believe the Government argument that it will help the economy due to less time for deliveries etc. Many police forces already run an unofficial policy of speed limits above the legal 70MPH we now have. I could name one that operates at up to 86MPH.

As others have stated deaths, crashes etc are not solely down to speed. It is more about education drivers to drive at the appropriate speed for the road, conditions, number of vehicles etc etc.

25-12-2011, 23:44	#19
Threepints Inactive Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 39	Re: 80mph speed limit 'would increase deaths by 20%' I think we need to address the standard of driving in the UK as well. I drove over 2500 miles in the US earlier this year, in both good & very bad weather. I never once had any road rage from fools on the road. I'd only been back in the UK & on the road for about 15 minutes when I had some idiot driving erratically and cutting me up. As for the speed limit. I don't actually believe the Government argument that it will help the economy due to less time for deliveries etc. Many police forces already run an unofficial policy of speed limits above the legal 70MPH we now have. I could name one that operates at up to 86MPH. As others have stated deaths, crashes etc are not solely down to speed. It is more about education drivers to drive at the appropriate speed for the road, conditions, number of vehicles etc etc.