Horse wrote:If that chunk of the M1 is anything like the M4 from 7am - 7pm, there's not too much of that time when particularly high speeds are possible, let alone reasonable.
Horse wrote:I spent almost 3 months last summer (albeit their winter!) driving in New Zealand, where the highest speed limit is 100kph, even on motorways. It's not the end of the world. Nor is NZ
If that chunk of the M1 is anything like the M4 from 7am - 7pm, there's not too much of that time when particularly high speeds are possible, let alone reasonable.
true blue wrote:My instinct is that a new 60mph limit on the M1 would simply slow everyone down to 70mph - enough to cut emissions but not to impede theoretical motorway progress. Meanwhile I'll continue to enjoy the relatively decent A1 whenever I head north and avoid (most of) the hassle...
PeterE wrote:true blue wrote:My instinct is that a new 60mph limit on the M1 would simply slow everyone down to 70mph - enough to cut emissions but not to impede theoretical motorway progress. Meanwhile I'll continue to enjoy the relatively decent A1 whenever I head north and avoid (most of) the hassle...
My understanding is that it will be camera-enforced as part of the Managed Motorways setup, so 60 will mean 60
Grahar wrote:...and so we will continue on the path of ever increasing 'Orwellian' EU state control. I don't object to genuine efforts to clean up the air (more for immediate human health benefits than the new-age religion of 'climate change') but this has to be balanced with liberty and the practicalities of everyday life.
Given how hopeless the various British governments have been at resisting the undemocratic way the EU continues to erode and override our sovereignty and liberty, I have little hope for the future. EU law and politics means we no longer have full control of our borders, so what hope have we of maintaining control of our road laws?
MGF wrote:Grahar wrote:...and so we will continue on the path of ever increasing 'Orwellian' EU state control. I don't object to genuine efforts to clean up the air (more for immediate human health benefits than the new-age religion of 'climate change') but this has to be balanced with liberty and the practicalities of everyday life.
Given how hopeless the various British governments have been at resisting the undemocratic way the EU continues to erode and override our sovereignty and liberty, I have little hope for the future. EU law and politics means we no longer have full control of our borders, so what hope have we of maintaining control of our road laws?
Informed post of the year (and a good candidate for retaining the title for the rest of it)
I might take 60 if it was a guaranteed 60.
martine wrote:Stuff it...why don't we just make all roads 30mph be it for 'environmental' or 'safety'?
Aaaaarrrgghhh.
Horse wrote:I spent almost 3 months last summer (albeit their winter!) driving in New Zealand, where the highest speed limit is 100kph, even on motorways. It's not the end of the world. Nor is NZ
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