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[andrewducker]

From the observation last night in conversation with Lilian that people complain about speed cameras all the time, but you rarely hear anyone saying that the actual limit should be raised.

Note for for'n types - speeds are in MPH.

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Comments

[dreema.livejournal.com]

I object to speed cameras that are put in place purely to raise revenue, quite often they're in the middle of nowhere on a straight bit of road that could possibly be the only safe place to overtake on that road for miles. People end up fustrated stuck behind slower moving traffic, and hence are more likely to take risks when overtaking.

Raising speed limits should be taken with a pinch of salt - not all conditions/roads warrant travelling at maximum permitted speed - example on skye where there are derestricted areas of road, but due to bends and blind crests of hills, you'd be insane to do more than about 40.

Motorways, again, take into account traffic conditions - I've driven up the m74 numerous times and been the only car for miles, having an increased speed limit in cases like that makes sense. In france we noticed that the motorways over there have two max speed limits, one for good weather (130kph) and a lesser one (110kph i think) for adverse conditions, again, makes sense.

What I'd also like to see are minimum speed limits - doing 40mph on a motorway is tantamount to suicide, it's almost as dangerous as driving in excess of the speed limit. And trucks, when they decide to overtake each other going up a hill on a dual carriageway...

[chuma.livejournal.com]

I agree on all points. Nicely put.

[surliminal.livejournal.com]

Yup very much on the dawdlers and the overtaking trucks (AAARGG).

OTOH unlike Canada and the US we do little to help trucks. I've seen a million US roads that say if lead vehicle has a tail of 3 vehicles it's to drop out to crawler lane. WE could do with that.