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Cut in the motorway speed
« on: July 09, 2014, 08:34:51 PM »
The go slow on the motorway has been scrapped - it won't happen!!
I know this will please some of you.

I just think the 70 MPH should be enforced more than it seems to be.

http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/local/m1-go-slow-plans-scrapped-1-6719370
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Re: Cut in the motorway speed
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2014, 08:46:09 PM »
Why 70? It's an arbitrary figure dreamt up decades ago when most cars were incapable of going much faster.
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Re: Cut in the motorway speed
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2014, 09:17:40 PM »
How many drivers can get themselves out of a problem at 40 let alone 70.
Just because vehicles are made to go faster that doesn't automatically mean drivers able to handle them at that speed.

Not the motorway but I followed a driver in a flipping Noddy Car down Derby Road today - OMG must have been doing at least 35mph.  I wanted to give the car a shove.
Now that's the other end of bad driving
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Re: Cut in the motorway speed
« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2014, 09:23:38 PM »
90 is about right.

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Re: Cut in the motorway speed
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2014, 09:25:01 PM »
Good. The limit should be 80mph or 90mph.
If you're not capable of travelling on a Motorway at that speed, you shouldn't be on it.
Ask Our_Lass, she agrees with me.

I wouldn't make the last statement if it wasn't true  :)
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Re: Cut in the motorway speed
« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2014, 09:28:31 PM »
>> If you're not capable of travelling on a Motorway at that speed, you shouldn't be on it.

If you're not up to it, take some driving lessons or stay in the slow lane.
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Re: Cut in the motorway speed
« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2014, 09:32:17 PM »
I don't think being capable of driving at that speed comes into it IMO.
We could all bat down at 80/90 mph but how many of us are trained to ( or could ) react quickly or safely enough should a problem arise?
Does the Advanced Motoring lessons cover it?
If another vehicle cut you up whilst doing that kind of speed - what would you do?
Emergency stop??
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Re: Cut in the motorway speed
« Reply #7 on: July 09, 2014, 09:41:47 PM »
Quote from: Pete on July 09, 2014, 09:28:31 PM

If you're not up to it, take some driving lessons or stay in the slow lane.

Slow lane?  Whats that?  I can only assume you mean the left hand lane which is the one you are supposed to drive in and use the other 2 for overtaking (and the right hand is not a 'fast lane' either)  >;

Not that a lot of people take notice of that...

Personally i think it should be 80mph, im quite comfortable at that speed and confident i could get myself out of a dangerous situation.
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Re: Cut in the motorway speed
« Reply #8 on: July 09, 2014, 09:46:15 PM »
>> Not that a lot of people take notice of that...

Fast lane 100mph - there in a jiffy ;)
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Re: Cut in the motorway speed
« Reply #9 on: July 09, 2014, 09:47:46 PM »
Quote from: Old Cruser on July 09, 2014, 09:32:17 PM
I don't think being capable of driving at that speed comes into it IMO.
We could all bat down at 80/90 mph but how many of us are trained to ( or could ) react quickly or safely enough should a problem arise?
Does the Advanced Motoring lessons cover it?
If another vehicle cut you up whilst doing that kind of speed - what would you do?
Emergency stop??

Stopping distance at 90mph is about 500ft.  Or about 34 lengths of my car.
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Re: Cut in the motorway speed
« Reply #10 on: July 09, 2014, 09:49:48 PM »
Quote from: Pete on July 09, 2014, 09:46:15 PM
>> Not that a lot of people take notice of that...

Fast lane 100mph - there in a jiffy ;)

and at that speed, having a crash, you might fit in a jiffy bag!  :D

If you feel safe at that speed, im fine with that, its the other drivers that panic and dont use mirrors etc.  How many times do you see Emergency Services trying to get through and are ignored as some drivers think mirrors are for seeing what their hair looks like
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Re: Cut in the motorway speed
« Reply #11 on: July 09, 2014, 09:50:23 PM »
We just need stricter driving tests - too many amateurs on the road IMHO.
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Re: Cut in the motorway speed
« Reply #12 on: July 09, 2014, 09:50:38 PM »
So what chance would you have of avoiding a collision if someone cut you up?
Veer away and collide with the barrier or another vehicle
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Re: Cut in the motorway speed
« Reply #13 on: July 09, 2014, 09:51:28 PM »
I've done millions of miles since 1967 and never had a crash.
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Re: Cut in the motorway speed
« Reply #14 on: July 09, 2014, 09:54:12 PM »
Quote from: Pete on July 09, 2014, 09:50:23 PM
We just need stricter driving tests - too many amateurs on the road IMHO.

A different way of teaching people to drive would be good IMO.
As someone said the 70mph has been going for a long time but drivers haven't been trained for the kind of high speed which is being suggested
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