Re: Speed Limits
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:47 am
I've actually found higher speed limits very often make people drive slower - people seem all too happy to speed through 30/40 thinking its an outrage that they have to follow the prat in front with the IAM sticker who is driving within the limit but get to a 50/NSL, they seem to forget where the go pedal is.
I despise roads such as the original post - (we have a similar one here which has been knocked down to a 30) - the size of it do not match the speed limit and very often find myself tailgated and angrily overtaken because it "used to be 40" - therefore I am an idiot to follow it.
I will always remember the taxi driver who took us to Gatwick one year -
20 limit : 30
30 limit : 40
40 limit : 50
NSL DCW : 40 - 50
So eager to zoom through the high residence areas - but on a road which imo is the safest to push the limit, he decides to sit back and dawdle along. I would say it was due to the meter running but the journey was a set price!
I am all for safety - but sadly find lowering speed limits just causes more anger/risks on the road when coming up against one of the few who abide to the rules.
You can reduce all roads to 10mph - there are still going to be accidents due to the lack of road education and responsibility. Speed doesn't kill - idiots do.
I despise roads such as the original post - (we have a similar one here which has been knocked down to a 30) - the size of it do not match the speed limit and very often find myself tailgated and angrily overtaken because it "used to be 40" - therefore I am an idiot to follow it.
I will always remember the taxi driver who took us to Gatwick one year -
20 limit : 30
30 limit : 40
40 limit : 50
NSL DCW : 40 - 50
So eager to zoom through the high residence areas - but on a road which imo is the safest to push the limit, he decides to sit back and dawdle along. I would say it was due to the meter running but the journey was a set price!
I am all for safety - but sadly find lowering speed limits just causes more anger/risks on the road when coming up against one of the few who abide to the rules.
You can reduce all roads to 10mph - there are still going to be accidents due to the lack of road education and responsibility. Speed doesn't kill - idiots do.