New UK speed limits

[Uber Dave]

For any of you who read MCN you will know they have been on about the cat and fiddle run been dropped to 50mph with rear facing average cameras going up to catch bikes. And this sort of follows on from this.

I just saw on the BBC news on TV that they are rolling it out country wide, now while I dont have an issue with the 20mph in residential areas bit (although they do have some in my parents village and around York which nobody pays any attention too and still crack on at 30) I am less than happy with the 60 to 50 drop on A roads in the national limit!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8009364.stm

I give it another 5 years before all motorways have blanket average cameras on the entire road network, and most the a roads have a similar system.

[IanTasker]

I give it another 5 years before all motorways have blanket average cameras on the entire road network, and most the a roads have a similar system.

Yea mate i can see this happening too

[igbell]

And so why do we always have to have this, when the rest of europe get away with it??
Its cos we have numptys on the roads that dont behave in the right areas and run people over, if we all behaved in the right locations then we wouldnt have this....

[Iceman]

good comments there "Igbell"!

[igbell]

Thanx Iceman, I do seam to be on a rant today, as I have been having ago on the Audi/VW site and the Gaming site as well about this.

[schwee]

Its not speed that kills, it's idiots that can't drive!

They should introduce better compulsory driver training.

[ONFIRE]

Announced on the news tonight, New motorcycle test for 2009.

[ONFIRE]

Its not speed that kills, it's idiots that can't drive! I disagree!

They should introduce better compulsory driver training.

I agree better training would be help to improve the current situation.

But its not purley the stereotypical word 'Idiots' that cause RTA's & deaths, as you know there are many anomalies that can be the cause of high or low speed accidents. I am sure that one would not right up in ones report He or She was an Idiot.
8-)

[FJ_Biker]

As I understand it this leak came from a government department not the Ministry of transport / Highway agency. So I suspect this was done to gauge public opinion

[igbell]

I say that all new drivers should also take there CBT so they now how dangerous it is being on a bike and then they might think twice about situations.
Also why is it that the bike test has had a revamp and yet the car one has not??