Liverpool
Here's your opportunity to have your say (albeit with the IAM only).
IAM Speed Limit Poll
- Thread starter mmm-five
- Start date
lacroupade
Veteran
Well they aren't that advanced LOL - link doesn't work nor does Google....must be overloaded! 
Managed to vote - site is frustratingly slow!
pvr said:Very slow, and yes, unrestricted voted and I seem to be in the minority ...
After a high speed trip in Germany last week, on narrower roads with frequent slip roads on and off, it is amazing that in the UK we can not have the same.
Never driven in Germany but a few years back our neighbour to the south (Montana) had no speed limits. I believe the term was "reasonable and prudent". It was great tootling down the Interstate at 90 or 100mph and not getting worried, the problem was that on the back roads there was no limit either and the locals kept getting wiped out. They would pull out into the lane the same way they had been doing for 20 years and get smoked by someone doing 85 (the average speed on these roads at the time). The limits came back on, 75 on the freeways and 65 on most of the back roads.
lacroupade
Veteran
The way things are on the roads these days in the UK I seriously believe that, unless you do track days and suchlike, its utterly pointless having a car that does any more than 100mph frankly. 
I put a figure much higher than 70mph, but then I've driven on the Isle of Man and has good few unrestricted roads (although you will still get done for dangerous driving if you get caught taking the pee).oli445 said:Had my say! The last question was an interesting one! 'what's the fastest you have ever driven on uk roads?' 70 obviously!
The new widened stretch of the M1 near Nottingham is just being fitted out with speed cameras where the speed limits is controlled.
I would be happy for every motorway mile to be controlled and enforced this way if the speed limit was governed by the prevailing conditions. Such that heavy rain/congestion/fog ecetera the limit would be 50 or so but at 2 am when there is bugger else on the road it was 100
I would be happy for every motorway mile to be controlled and enforced this way if the speed limit was governed by the prevailing conditions. Such that heavy rain/congestion/fog ecetera the limit would be 50 or so but at 2 am when there is bugger else on the road it was 100
lacroupade
Veteran
Pretty pointless as to all intents and purposes its already 80mph. Not only would the police not bother stopping anyone doing 80 - as has been admitted in several quarters - but thats backed up by ACPO guidance on speeding prosecution which is only if speed exceeds LIMIT + 10%+ 2MPH.
So an 80mph limit would effectively mean 90 if that guidance remained in place.
Seems like a lot of effort to me for no result other than a message to the government that they can probably safely leave it as is. In these days of lower fuel supply/higher prices I can't see anyone raising speed limits frankly, hence my earlier post. :?
So an 80mph limit would effectively mean 90 if that guidance remained in place.
Seems like a lot of effort to me for no result other than a message to the government that they can probably safely leave it as is. In these days of lower fuel supply/higher prices I can't see anyone raising speed limits frankly, hence my earlier post. :?
Fuel costs probably indeed. I was in Germany a few weeks back and normally traffic flows fast. This time, when cruising at 150+, there was not a single car anywhere near the speeds I was doing, whilst in the past I there would still be other cars around doing similar speeds.
lacroupade
Veteran
pvr said:
They were probably worried about the L-plates.
lacroupade
Veteran
a11y said:
LOL....from "suicide level" to "kiss of death" then......
Even in France, worst lorry drivers on the road are Portugese followed by Spanish.....their mirrors don't seem to see what the rest of us see...
