AA calls for motorway Speed limit to be increased to 80MPH

[JonB]

https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4528507.stm

I think it is a good idea, but really it should be 80 on all motorways just not variable ones. Let's be honest not many people keep to 70MPH on a motorway, was going 70 the other day on the inside lane and getting overtaken by micra's.

Obviously dangerous stretches of motorway can be kept to 70MPH, but I think this is a sensible proposal. Lets hope it gets passed.
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Did this not include people getting done if they did over 80?

If we are to have permenant cameras active I would like to see the speed limit set at 90.

[killa]

TBH I don’t care, this topic has been done to death and if it does go to 80 you will notice no difference apart from maybe less fines.
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[yambabe]

Funnily enought we were discussing motorway speed limits this weekend (when cruising down the M6 toll at about 95 in the car).

Personally, I don't think 80 is high enough, I think it should be 100, but with the proviso that it can be reduced according to conditions using the flashing orange signs (the variable limiters mentioned in the article?).

I would then like to see all the police who would normally be deployed to catch people speeding moved & trained to be spotting & stopping the dangerous drivers who actually cause the accidents, tailgaters, under-takers, weavers, swervers etc.
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[Frost]

I think a 70 limit is fine, however i think ameras should only be used to catch out the most serious offenders (100mph+).

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I believe those Gatso's are only armed if the orange number has a red circle around it to make the speed limit legal.

[bazza]

Why have a limit at all? If you removed the speed restrictions and reinforced the need for proper lane discipline through regular training/testing, motorways driving would be far less dangerous even at speed.
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Because british people are often crap and will abuse the freedoms they are given?

I would like to see such a thing; however I could also see a lot of Nova's embeded in barriers and other cars as they try and get that extra few mph out of their car with a home made NOS kit .

[epz]

one point to remember is how bad and down right dangerous the majority of cars were when the speed limit was introduced, while peoples reaction time may not have improved the cars are substantialy better

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[mr.z]

The reason it wont ever happen is people do 80 while the limit is 70, if the limit is 80 they will do 90, this is straight from traffic police at a rospa meeting..

All modern cars should be more than capable of driveing perfectly well at these speeds, lorrys on the other hand will generally only be traveling at 60ish so it widens the gap again between the 90mph traffic and the 60mph traffic..

Maybe an 80mph lane would make sense? or varyable limit dependant on conditions (flashed up on motorway light boards like the fog warnings e.t.c.)

What would be nice is the police being able to concentrate on unlicenced/insures/mot'ed drivers, because these are the really dangerous drivers on the road and in allot of cases criminals anyway (ignoreing the road offences) all this petty speeding attention is just pishing drivers off and makeing police resented more and more all the time.
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[bish777]

id say 70 in the left hand lane, 80 in the middle and 90 in the right hand lane.
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[JonB]

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[alliamc]

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Will make bugger all difference to me anyway and a lot of other people tbh. Don't ever stick to the limit on the M ways unless there are police or scameras about. Cruising speed is about 100mph so unless they jack the limit right up then no real change.

[mr jamez]

I think they should just leave it, even though the limit is 70 you can get away with 85 or a bit more, though this seems to be changing seeing as they have shoved cameras on large stretches of some motorways.

If they increased the limit I bet they would enforce it more and crack down on speeders, which means most people would stick to the limit ending up in cars bunching up (which is of course not good on a motorway) I would prefer them just to stay leniant and rule out the use of cameras and speed traps, instead using the police to catch people who are driving like tossers.

Like others have said, most people go 80mph anyway.

[Wave2k]

a 70 limit sucks

80 mph better

if there was a 90, crap cars wouldnt get there, but they would still try (nova 1.0) and hold up all traffic cos there in outside lane

which they do anyway, revin the bollocks off at 72.8 mph
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[Git]

I wonder who actually thought about the change, was it really the AA? Or could it of been some bent top bod working in conjunction with another organisation?

From what I can make out it wouldn't surprise me if it was a con to make the cameras permanently live thus gain revenue.

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