New speed limit... Portsmouth

[JSeymour]

The guy who used to do road design was on Top Gear a while ago (I say "used to" as it was a few years back now, so he's probably moved on). IIRC he doesn't even drive himself...

the one that went around the track? he has 9 points the cock




20mph is just stupid
life is full of risks and trying to cut them down by having to drive in 2nd gear every where is dumb.

also having to go that speed for a long time means fuel wasted as your be in a lower gear.

[Novadex]

this country remineds me of a cartoon....
http://www.fat-pie.com/thechildthatsmeltfunny.htm

[Philsutton]

the kinds of people the limit is aimed at are still going to be going down there are mach 4 anyway so they havent really achieved anything

[liam_ere]

the kinds of people the limit is aimed at are still going to be going down there are mach 4 anyway so they havent really achieved anything

apart from they know where the accelorator is

[Benn]

but its only in places,
its not the whole city..so why worry... just dont drive the roads that might get set you 20mph

[Novadex]

but its only in places,
its not the whole city..so why worry... just dont drive the roads that might get set you 20mph

yeah thats true, but apparently its going to apply to the majority. And its not easy to remember rulles like that all the time, so its going to be easyer to rack up the points...

[draper]

quite a few roads in built up areas are 20mph nowadays arent they ??

and im surprised half of us can get that quick what with all the speed humps

[bump]

I've never worked out why there are so many speed cameras in Bristol, they're all useless as the traffic is pretty much self regulating at 20 MPH and the limit is 30.

A limit change would make no difference round here unless someone built a transport system that worked.

[dannyb]

There is a 20 zone in bognor and even the police dont stick to 20! I did see one old lady in a micra driving in the 20 zone, at 20, then she must have accelerated harder than she anticipated as it sounded a bit out of character! I was thinking, driving at 30 in 4th, car doesnt accelerate that well. Driving at 20 you'll most likely be in 2nd or 3rd where the car can accelerate quite hard (even if it a 1.2 or something). If someone walks out in front of an elderly person who is watching the speedo, they run the greater risk of being accelerated into in a 20 as the old person struggles to find the brake.