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Originally Posted by ProfPete
 I know, but the current national speed limit in this country is only here because of emergency legislation brought in during a fuel crisis (1970s?) that was never repealed.
If speeding is unsafe, then why do German motorways not have speed limits, yet they have the least accidents? |
No it wasn't. The 70 mph limit was introduced as a temporary measure in the the mid 60's in an effort to reduce road accidents. Because this did work it was made permanent a couple of years later. An emergency 50 mph speed limit was introduced in 1973 to save fuel during the Egypt Israeli war. I know that date well as I still have the old style red driving licence with my only ever endorsement for speeding which was doing 60 mph on the M606 motorway going into Bradford during the time of the restriction.