Should the UK motorway speed limit be raised?

[COYBL25]

No. Because you're bloody lucky to get over 60 on the motorways by me what with congestion or smart motorways, so no point.

Personally I don't go over 70-75 anyway due to the ever declining mpg the faster you go. Fuel is expensive yo!

Same here in my van.

Very rarely go over 60 now, due to the cost of fuel.

Being a frequent user of the M6 North, with my running and my lads sport, you`d be lucky to be able to get past 60 anywhere on that motorway, until it`s night time or once you`re past junction 37.

 

[Kurt.]

70 is fine … if you’re stuck behind a car doing 70 and getting annoyed then I would suggest the problem lies within yourself

 

[tommye]

Yeah, I stick to 70 becusse it's safer, I'd probably still do 70 if 80 was fine, but those who speed will just go faster

My van only does 92.

So, no, I won't go faster.


90 is fine

 

[tommye]

Same here in my van.

Very rarely go over 60 now, due to the cost of fuel.

Being a frequent user of the M6 North, with my running and my lads sport, you`d be lucky to be able to get past 60 anywhere on that motorway, until it`s night time or once you`re past junction 37.

Two and a half hours it took me to get to Fleetwood this morning.



Ffs ?

 

[tommye]

Same here in my van.

Very rarely go over 60 now, due to being a proper Miss Daisy

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

I think 70 is fine

The problem is that no one goes 70

Either you get people going 50-60 or 80-90

If everyone just went 70 then there wouldn't be any issue

 

[4737carlin]

One thing I've never understood is you can pass your test then instantly go on the motorway, with no guidance, that doesn't seem right, I'd love to know how many motorway incidents are caused by new drivers

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Got to do a motorway course in Feb for getting flashed doing 60 in a 50 bit of "smart" motorway where the limit changed up and down 3 times within a couple of miles. Must have missed the last speed change sign and genuinely thought it was still 60.

I get there's reasons for varying the limits, but the quantity of changes (and fairly poor signage) in some places is a nightmare.

 

[lancs blue]

If you go under 75 minefields should come into play

 

[john jako]

One thing I've never understood is you can pass your test then instantly go on the motorway, with no guidance, that doesn't seem right, I'd love to know how many motorway incidents are caused by new drivers

I don’t think that’s the case anymore is it mate? Dont all new drivers have to have spend time on the motorway with a qualified instructor prior to doing their test?

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Any mention of hgv drivers taking about 3 miles of motorway to overtake their mate.......

 

[ArtetaMoney]

Any mention of hgv drivers taking about 3 miles of motorway to overtake their mate.......

Used to be like that on the A1 all the time, quite often they’d try for 3 miles to overtake then realise they can’t and slot back in behind them after causing a massive tailback the nonces.

 

[4737carlin]

I don’t think that’s the case anymore is it mate? Dont all new drivers have to have spend time on the motorway with a qualified instructor prior to doing their test?

O i didn't know that, must be a new thing, or fairly new haha i tried the motorway at night first, saying that i accidently ended up on it taking a wrong turn !!

 

[Eiffel 65]

What are the accident rates on the autobahn where there is no speed limit (unless I'm woefully out if date)?

The speed kills thing amuses me. In Swindon there's a road where the council advertise 17 accidents had happened in the last (however long) 6 were due to speeding. Speed kills.

So actually 11 accidents were from cars going too slowly??

Higher than UK motorways

17 deaths per 10 billion Km in Germany vs 10 deaths per 10 billion Km in UK.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_traffic_safety#Statistics

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Same here in my van.

Very rarely go over 60 now, due to the cost of fuel.

Being a frequent user of the M6 North, with my running and my lads sport, you`d be lucky to be able to get past 60 anywhere on that motorway, until it`s night time or once you`re past junction 37.

I think the only sections of the m6 you can do 70 on reliable are where you mention and between junction 1-3. That's it. It's a disgrace.