If the Americans can do it - or plan to - rather than certain local Stateside authorities making handsome speed tickets financial gains, seems no reason why the UK speed limits can't equally be uprated as and where appropriate:
www.thenewspaper.com/news/23/2356.asp
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How very sensible, especially now that the US is falling reluctantly into line with the rest of the world on automobile fuel efficiency.
There's something really dispiriting about being forced to waddle along straight, empty roads at some silly restricted 55 or 60.
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>>to waddle along straight, empty roads at some silly restricted 55 or 60.>>
Extremely frustrating....:-)
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An Interstate is slightly different to NSL on B roads. As we have a de facto 85 limit on -Mways, best not to push it! 60 limits don't seem to apply much around my neck of the woods, where there is rarely a straight or empty road. Most of the KSI occur on country roads: we don't need more silliness at 80.
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Please elaborate a little on your "de facto 85 limit" - do you live in the States?
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1. UK terminology used. 2. No. But I have driven in Massachusetts - they don't hang about on the freeways.
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There's something really dispiriting about being forced to waddle along straight empty roads at some silly restricted 55 or 60.
I'm in Southern Florida at the moment and the major toll roads and Interstate's all seem to be 70 once they're away from built-up areas. Most traffic drives at 75 - and "most" means everything - cars, trucks, pickups towing huge boats, it all moves at roughly the same speed to you can put the cruise control on and most of the time you're in your own little bubble.
Compared to the UK, it's amazing how many Police there are around - State Troopers on the main roads and Sherriffs and local Police elsewhere.
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Compared to the UK it's amazing how many Police there are around - State Troopers on the main roads and Sherriffs and local Police elsewhere.
That's because the UK police have generally given up going outside their little offices and prefer to use scameras everywhere instead. - Though I actually saw a police car yesterday - parked outside a McDonalds as their crew were getting their burgers.
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That's because the UK police have generally given up going outside their little offices and
100% tosh.
I've been in the Old Bill for well more than 25 years and the work rate has gone up through the roof. At times it's absolutely manic. You scratch the surface on most things, fail to attend others, leave people waiting for 3 days etc, etc... because there quite simply aren't enough people to address the workload. I have got some very good officers and most work very hard. That's the truth, it's as simple as that.
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....... the major toll roads ........
Presumably that means you have to pay a toll to drive on them.
Compared to the UK, it's amazing how many Police there are around - State >> Troopers on the main roads and Sherriffs and local Police elsewhere.
Probably paid for by the tolls.
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The Americans have always had high numbers of state patrol officers and vehicles on duty.
Perhaps it's the glut of TV programmes featuring all those pursuits that help pay for them....:-)
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Probably paid for by the tolls.
More than paid for by the fines they raise - they're pretty strict here. Fine revenue was mentioned in the original article.
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