Author: BrianBrian Date: Feb 12, 2007 05:41
On 12 Feb, 13:33, nullified wrote:
>>Absolutely! Keep roads for the motorists. Get rid of all these pesky
>>old people, kids, cyclists etc. Modern cars are capable of stopping
>>much more quickly than older cars, so let's introduce a *minimum*
>>speed limit of say 50 mph on all roads, and have an advisory maximum
>>of, say, 70/80 on urban roads (perhaps 60 when schools are emptying,
>>although I realise that is dangerously liberal), and 100 on motorways
>>and dual carriageways. Obviously, at night, drivers should be free to
>>go much faster on urban roads, when no-one is around, and an advisory
>>limit of 100 might be appropriate (obviously, if you have a fast 4wd
>>drive car with good brakes, like a Subaru Impreza, there is no need
>>even to limit yourself in such a way).
>
> Where were you when we needed you? :o)
>
> Have a look at the thread "Man arrested over '172mph drive'" over on
> uk.legal, where several nutters* appear to advocate the abolition of
> speed limits entirely!
>
> *One of whom was caught at 72 in a 30 and insists that he was ...
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