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Wed 9 Sep 2009 21:00
Speed limit reductions - hillman
The latest speed limit reduction around here set me thinking ? increased time to do that now. The up-to-date limit on most roads is probably about the maximum speed that used to be achieved yesteryear. The acceleration qualities of the average car were not that good and by the time it had reached 50 mph it was time to slow down for the bend. On the roads around the Peak District that is fairly soon.
There are many more cars on the road now and some of the drivers need to be told to slow down. OK, I?ve heard the arguments about braking and suspension systems being improved, but some of the drivers I see seem to have a suicide wish.

In the 1960s / 70s I had a Morris Minor 1952, side valve engine, that could just about meet 50 mph on the level with a following wind. The rule of the road (common courtesy) said that if you were going downhill you gave way to the vehicle coming uphill. That would enable the vehicle to keep some way on and not be forced to stop, restart and crawl the rest of the way up. Imagine that nowadays !!
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Wed 9 Sep 2009 21:20
Speed limit reductions - fredthefifth
What iritates me is that round here on roads that are perfectly safe to drive on at 50 they have reduced loads of the 50 limits to 40 because kids keep going through the hedges at 80.

So the law abiding are driving at 40 and still being overtaken by the kids at 80 who are still going through the hedges.

What was the point?

FTF
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Wed 9 Sep 2009 22:06
Speed limit reductions - Westpig
What was the point?

Speed Kills....must be true the Govt says so

(I agree with everything you've just posted. The law abiding get penalised for those that drive like clowns)
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