CorsAsh
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...according to the email I just received anyway.
quote:
The Government is not proposing to reduce the national speed limit.
On 21st April the Government published a consultation on the new road safety strategy: A Safer Way: Consultation on Making Britain’s roads the Safest in the World, which closed on 14 July. It sought views on the vision, targets and measures for improving road safety in Great Britain in the period from 2010.
Regarding single carriageway roads where the national speed limit applies, the Government propose to revise our existing guidance to highway authorities, recommending that lower limits are adopted where risks are relatively high and there is evidence that a lower limit would reduce casualties.
The Government believes that this targeted approach is the best way to ensure that speed limits are set at the appropriate level for each road.
The Government will announce the results of the consultation at the end of the year.
Wouldn't put it past them to find a way to achieve the same result as doing so though.
[Edited on 30-09-2009 by CorsAsh]
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JonnyJ
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As if it needs reducing, seems 90% of the british public think its 50mph anyway 
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pow
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Jonny 
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Ben G
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so they're just going to put speed limits such as 30/40 mph on tight bends and hazardous places?
seems fair.
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andy1868
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wankers going well below the speed limit are more dangerous tbh, theres nothing worse than flying round a bend at 90ish and having to slam on to avoid hitting gertrude in her nissan micra thats doing 30 
[Edited on 30-09-2009 by andy1868]
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Generation
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should not being doing 90 anyway especially round a bend
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andy1868
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yeah sprry, i was being completely serious too
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Conway563
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quote:
Originally posted by andy1868
wankers going well below the speed limit are more dangerous tbh, theres nothing worse than flying round a bend at 90ish and having to slam on to avoid hitting gertrude in her nissan micra thats doing 30
The person doing 35 on the motorway the other day was definitely more of a danger than me going 85
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gez bay
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quote:
Originally posted by Generation
should not being doing 90 anyway especially round a bend
most of our roads are bends, we dont live in america.
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by andy1868
yeah sprry, i was being completely serious too
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FlamingCorsa
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toyo 888's should be law in good weather, that would cut down crashes cos dont need to slow down for corners really
just increases crashes in the wet tho, lol
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Generation
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quote:
Originally posted by gez bay
quote:
Originally posted by Generation
should not being doing 90 anyway especially round a bend
most of our roads are bends, we dont live in america.
Ok that leaves shouldn't be doing 90....
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Generation
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quote:
Originally posted by andy1868
yeah sprry, i was being completely serious too
TBF it lacked humour, so I took it as serious
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neil h
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quote:
Originally posted by Generation
should not being doing 90 anyway especially round a bend
Really??? Tbh if the conditions suit it then why not.
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Graham88
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I concentrate more at 100mph tbh
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steel
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same haha
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