Motorway limit may raise to 80mph

[Nai]

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/government-plans-raise-motorways-speed-limit-180035602.html

[Dan_Davies]

roll on, still, makes no difference to me, i'll still be speeding.
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Woop, a safe 90+ on the motorway then.
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[Supermotard37...]

still gonna speed anyway!

[anthony_r6]

I think the speed limits could be raised to 100mph without any trouble. But I think there would need to be stricter enforcement when it comes to queues and any other kind of traffic management.
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[Dan_Davies]

if people who did 60 in the right hand lane, just stayed in the left hand lane, people used their rear view mirrors and lorry's we'rent allowed to overtake, there would be no need for speed limits.
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[Tom85]

a raise in the speed limit will make no difference you'll still end up stuck behind some lane hogging twat that doesnt know how to drive on a motorway. They should penalise people that drive in the right hand lanes when not overtaking, that'll have more of an effect on the congestion than anything.

[Rogerborg]

I got the dry heaves from the marketwank. Why can't they just say "We're no longer going to tax the normal behaviour of reasonable adults." ?

That said, if they actually do it, they'll get a Governman Point.
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[Nai]

[Villers]

Not a bad thing but I suppose you have to remember that the speed limit is based on everyone and every vehicle. Unfortunately this includes super alert and skilled road users or those who think their mirrors are for doing make up or checking the caravans still there!
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[Darylw27]

I think it's about time, these laws were passed when compared to today, car safety was in its infancy. Could easily have the limit at 100mph, brakes, abs and traction control have come a long way since 1966.

[Livefast123]

This has got nothing to do with helping the poor UK motorist. all the greedy Government are thinking about is filling their pockets with the extra fuel taxes from the vehicles travelling faster and using more fuel.

I can quite easily say that the UK is the most stressful country to drive in out of any of the E.U countries I have been to. The increased speed limit is welcome but pointless without sorting out the middle lane / fast lane hogging tards and trucks overtaking.

In Germany HGVs are prohibited from overtaking on some routes and guess what, traffic flows far more easily.
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[Darylw27]

[Marmalade]

80 on dual carriageways like the M4 and M25 is a bit dodgy
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[Livefast123]

Having travelled extensively on German Autobahns I have found that the standard of driving is far higher because people have to use there mirrors and concentrate as when they pull out there may be a M5 coming down lane 2 at 155 Mph.
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[Rogerborg]

[Pol Anorl]

But who actualy does 70 on a motorway?
other than our nans, and trucks that are restricted..

I know full well that i can sit at 90mph and get overtaken but a lot of people.

80mph limit helps, 90mph is better
no speed limit is freaking sweeet
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[anthony_r6]

The problem is if the limit is 80 - people will do 90.
If it's 90, people will do 100, etc etc.
Let's face it, people use the speed limit as a guide line, rather than a limit. No matter what it's set at, people will break it, and you have to take that into consideration when choosing a speed limit.
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[shereen]

I agree with others about European countries having better drivers, They only use overtaking lanes when they overtake and the thing where lorries cant overtake is a great idea.

Although I would love to punch the guy who came up with the give way to the right rule in Belgium
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[G]

Unfortunately this is going to be counter-balanced by a 'big expansion' of 20mph zones.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/exclusive-new-80mph-motorway-limit-20mph-in-towns-2362980.html
I was getting annoyed enough in Reading with the few 40mph trunk roads in and out of Reading all being reduced to 30mph for the majority of the length of them for no discernible reason.

[Livefast123]

The old priority to the right to the right is a stupid EU idea but it makes you concentrate on your driving and not your make up / Ipod / copy of the Sun / latest Iphone app etc

They are phasing it out across France and Germany at the moment which is a shame as it takes the fun out of driving there

I like the idea in Germany where you can drive as fast as you want on some parts of Autobahn but if you crash then they come down on you like a ton of bricks (if your not dead). Puts some personal responsibility out there.

It doesn't really help in this country when the police have no tools to deal with middle lane drivers and the CPS are not interested in prosecuting the main cause of congestion on our motorways along with HGV's overtaking.
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