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Question: Should the Speed Limit on Motorways be increased to 80-mph?
Yes - it should be increased.
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Re: Should the Motorway Speed Limit be increased? « Reply #90 Posted: 21 November 2011 at 01:20 PM »
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....when they could be using 100% of their attention making sure they are doing it more safely.

Sounds good! But are you telling us that drivers would no longer use their phone, change a CD, eat, drink ect while driving?
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Re: Should the Motorway Speed Limit be increased? « Reply #91 Posted: 21 November 2011 at 07:05 PM »
Of course some will and some will also be doing my pet hate which is smoking. If can get fined for eating my pasty whilst driving so can somebody who is smoking. I've been with several drivers in the past when the end of their fag has fallen out between their legs causing immediate panic. They also have to be careful what they do with a fag if they suddenly need both hands - I can just drop my pasty without worrying about setting fire to the car. But before anybody pulls me up on it I am just using the word "pasty" as an example.
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Re: Should the Motorway Speed Limit be increased? « Reply #92 Posted: 21 November 2011 at 08:03 PM »
If the limit was raised to 80mph, then would the 'normal' speed be in the 85-90 mph range? or would there be a zero tolerance to speeding/ pasty munching / working out which way was west Smiley ?
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Re: Should the Motorway Speed Limit be increased? « Reply #93 Posted: 21 November 2011 at 08:11 PM »
Quote from: frankiesays on 21 November 2011 at 12:33 PM
In my particular case it's mostly a children carrier  -apart from the current Mrs H but she has her moments!  Grin

Judging by what you've told us on here Frankie, with all the travelling up and down the M6 on business I would say it's a one-man-carrier.   Grin
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Re: Should the Motorway Speed Limit be increased? « Reply #94 Posted: 21 November 2011 at 11:04 PM »
It is for most of its miles and at least the satnav knows its west from its east
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Re: Should the Motorway Speed Limit be increased? « Reply #95 Posted: 27 November 2011 at 12:28 AM »
I returned home from Oxfordshire on Thursday morning with lots of time to spare so decided to give BB's theory of "drive slower - get there quicker" a test. I set the cruise control to 60 MPH, put on a CD and prepared for a leisurely journey home. After the first 15 mins the traffic came to a standstill for 45 minutes due to a truck fire, it was only a mile ahead of me so I would have missed it if I had been doing 70 MPH but that was just coincidence. I then had to take a detour because the M6 was closed after Preston. After deducting my hold-ups from the calculation I arrived home 40 minutes later than usual. My conclusion - drive slower = get home later.
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Re: Should the Motorway Speed Limit be increased? « Reply #96 Posted: 27 November 2011 at 07:47 AM »
Ah come on Frankie hardly a valid test neither of the objects that held you up could have been forseen - how do you know that wouldnt have bee a different problem if you d gone at a faster rate Hopefully that was a tongue in cheek comment but no smileys so not so sure
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Re: Should the Motorway Speed Limit be increased? « Reply #97 Posted: 27 November 2011 at 02:55 PM »
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Ah come on Frankie hardly a valid test neither of the objects that held you up could have been forseen

That is why I removed both hold-up times from my calculation FC. As I said in my post, after removing those holdups from my calculation I STILL arrived home 40 mins later. icon_scratch
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Re: Should the Motorway Speed Limit be increased? « Reply #98 Posted: 27 November 2011 at 03:18 PM »
What is the total milage from start to finish on your trip frankiesays?
I also travel to far flung places in this country and I only use 60MPH as a top speed.
from Oxfordshire to Suffolk and to only have a 40 minute added even with the hold ups and the detour is "I" think quite good going considering you have had a reduction in wear on your vehicle and should have also seen a slight fuel saving.
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Re: Should the Motorway Speed Limit be increased? « Reply #99 Posted: 27 November 2011 at 04:13 PM »
...and are alive
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