I think cars a to good and fast to just go at 70 mph on a motorway, i think the speed limit should be lifted to 100 mph, What do you think ?
it doesn tmatter how fast the limit is.you will still have the asian doing 5 in the fast lane.get rid of those people and we wont need to raise the limit
I can only speak for America, as I don't know where the question originated, but I can say defiantly no, it shouldn't. 99% of drivers in the USA can't drive as it is-they have no lane discipline, no courtesy, no manners, and wouldn't be able to pass a standard driving test in most European countries. It's pathetic. They do 15 over the speed limit in the right lane, then honk because the person in front of them is doing 5 over the limit and won't move out of their way, on a clear 8 lane highway. They do 20 over the limit while eating, applying makeup, etc. They change lanes to move up another 12 feet, just to change back into the lane they were just in, without signaling.These people don't deserve the right to go faster. In other countries it might be different, though. Except when stupid Americans come to visit.
The best answer I can give is 'it's complicated'. Here are some points for you to consider: HGVs are currently limited to 56mph. Raising the limit will mean faster traffic has to weave around these, which would be very dangerous. Should you raise the HGV limiter as well? I wouldn't want to be the politician who suggests that, given how emotive the media got (and rightly so) when a HGV on the motorway killed a family on the M6. How many motorways are there where you can achieve high speeds all day? Drivers don't deliberately drive 10mph over the limit, they drive at what they think is a safe speed, so that isn't an issue. If 97% of people usually do around 80mph, raising the limit will make things safer by encouraging the remaining 3% to catch up, and it for 97% of people it won't change things. With hard shoulder running being rolled out nationally, a lot of motorways will end up with a 60mph limit most of the day anyway. The police don't enforce the 70mph limit, so surely it's worth raising it purely to clear things up a bit. How fast is too fast? It'll also increase the amount of respect drivers have for speed limits. Isn't a bigger issue the number of local speed limits which are ridiculously low? (There are many roads the police refuse to enforce the limit on as they think it's dangerously low, but councillors say they know all about road safety (and PR)) Most motorways are designed to be safely taken at 100mph, but this allows for some sub-standard sections. A couple of years ago the Conservatives said they'd raise the motorway limit if they got into power, but it was quickly dropped when they realised they might actually win. The problem is the politics, no-one wants to stand up in these all cars are evil times and suggest raising a speed limit. Many of the extreme parties (like the BNP) still have the motorway limit on their manifesto.
