increased speed limit to 80mph, is it enough.

[renie]

80mph works well in france, when i was out there, they have signs to decrese it on wet days etc and people seemed to stick to the limits.
if they increase they limit to 80mph they need to make the fines more severe for going over it, otherwise it could just be a stepping stone towards the 100mph mark
and unfortuantly not everyone can control themselves at that speed no matter how good they think they are.

 

[Canon Fodder]

plus there's always things you don't have control over, tyres blowing out, animals dashing onto the road, the other idiots on there, bits falling off other peoples cars, oil on the road, regardless of your skill if things go wrong you've more chance of not dying at a lower speed.

Cowface - just noticed your post, hope that isn't in a delorean, if it is be careful not to sabotage your own parents marriage....

 

[Liam92]

well it's all a bit of common sense but some roads in the UK are perfectly safe for doing 90 or thereabouts, and some pure and simply are not. it's quite clear for me driving home from cpps where even in moderate levels of traffic on the m6 the crowd is generally shifting at 80-100, however getting to the lake district and such even 70 is pushing it on some parts of the road. perhaps it would make more sense to follow the german system already mentioned so that those easy roads can have a higher speed, but the more dangerous need to be slowed down and enforced with average speed cameras and the like. i'm sure many people say it but it's not me i'm worried about, it's the muppet in his transit flying past at 110 in the pouring rain that makes me worried.

 

[Tom Allen]

well it's all a bit of common sense but some roads in the UK are perfectly safe for doing 90 or thereabouts, and some pure and simply are not. it's quite clear for me driving home from cpps where even in moderate levels of traffic on the m6 the crowd is generally shifting at 80-100, however getting to the lake district and such even 70 is pushing it on some parts of the road. perhaps it would make more sense to follow the german system already mentioned so that those easy roads can have a higher speed, but the more dangerous need to be slowed down and enforced with average speed cameras and the like. i'm sure many people say it but it's not me i'm worried about, it's the muppet in his transit flying past at 110 in the pouring rain that makes me worried.

Hey, in my defence it was 108 and just drizzling ffs.

 

[Rider]

80 is fine on m/ways.

however i think the idea of a variable limit is actually a far better idea.

 

[Liam92]

Hey, in my defence it was 108 and just drizzling ffs.

263 miles in 3 and a half hours, including a toilet stop....

i like your excuse Tom

 

[Ali]

driving to cpps a couple of months back at half 5 in the morning with the sun already up and no rain etc i was perfectly happy sitting there at around 90. hardly any cars around or anything, apart from the bird that hit my car leaving its blood and guts all over my bonnet but yeah, as said already i think a variable speed limit would be the best.

 

[NitroBall]

driving to cpps a couple of months back at half 5 in the morning with the sun already up and no rain etc i was perfectly happy sitting there at around 90. hardly any cars around or anything, apart from the bird that hit my car leaving its blood and guts all over my bonnet but yeah, as said already i think a variable speed limit would be the best.

In a saxo God you are brave

 

[Ali]

In a saxo God you are brave

mate, what can i say
balls of steel right ere.


http://uk.autoblog.com/2011/10/11/new-80mph-speed-limit-could-be-for-ev-vehicles-only/?icid=maing-grid7|uk|dl9|sec1_lnk1|81117

80mph speed limit could possibly be only for electric cars...

 

[Dobby]

driving to cpps a couple of months back at half 5 in the morning with the sun already up and no rain etc i was perfectly happy sitting there at around 90. hardly any cars around or anything, apart from the bird that hit my car leaving its blood and guts all over my bonnet but yeah, as said already i think a variable speed limit would be the best.

I think we both **** our pants a little bit when you hit that Bird!