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Originally Posted by BigBlue
it was and it was also the justification for the 70 MPH limit on England's motorway system around 1973 I think.
Funny how they were never lifted isn't it?
Peter.
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Very true Pete but no one obeys it and the Police only get interested if you are doing over 90 mph.
Looks like it may get lifted soon.
Cannot get the link to work, here is the source,
http://uk.autoblog.com
and the text
The government is considering plans to increase the speed limit on the nation's motorways to 80mph in order to 'increase productivity', Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has said.
He also indicated that action would be taken by the government on record fuel prices in the Chancellor's budget next month.
Changes in speed limit considerations would represent a significant u-turn in government policy, with Hammond saying that safety would no longer be the sole consideration when setting speed limits on UK roads.
The Transport Secretary, who drives a Jaguar XJ, said gains in productivity from faster motorway speeds could help with the economic recovery: "We need to do this on a pretty rigorous cost-benefit basis. At the moment there are a clear set of criteria for making these decisions. Perhaps we ought to ask if we are using the right set of criteria."
With fuel economy generally dropping by 15% between 70mph and 80mph, however, perhaps the biggest beneficiary of the government's plans will be the tax coffers themselves.