E-Petition to stop Reduction of Motorway Speed Limit

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Please sign this e-petition to STOP proposals for 60mph motorway speed limit.

The Highways Agency is proposing to introduce a speed limit of 60 mph 'for several years' between 7am and 7pm, 7 days a week on parts of the M1, for air quality reasons. Plans to extend the scheme to several other motorways, including the M3, M5, M6, M20, M23, M27 and M62, are already being considered for next year. This is just the tip of the iceberg which could lead to a national 60mph speed limit.

THESE PROPOSALS MUST BE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY.

Motorways are a vital part of the nation’s transport infrastructure. The cost to the economy would be huge – greater transport costs, longer journey times, more congestion, less willingness for companies to locate away from London, less willingness for international companies to locate here. In addition it is unfair: transport accounts for just 20% of the UK's CO2 emissions, with cars responsible for just 11%. The motor industry has made enormous gains in recent years to reduce it’s impact on the environment, with cleaner, less polluting cars.

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/58944

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rich888 said:

So wake up, e-petitons are just a way dreamed up by government officials to make you feel like you are making a difference, when in reality, all the major decision-making has already been done.

Well if Richard says petitions make no difference it must be true.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19266497

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shakotan said:

The linked article simply shows how sad and apathetic this nation had become that when they feel so strongly about an issue, the best thing they think to do is do add their name to a digital list and think that's going to make a difference.

And the alternative is???

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shakotan said:

bad company said:

shakotan said:

The linked article simply shows how sad and apathetic this nation had become that when they feel so strongly about an issue, the best thing they think to do is do add their name to a digital list and think that's going to make a difference.

And the alternative is???

Are you seriously telling me you cannot think of a better way of voicing your opposition to something than writing your name on a webpage?

What's wrong with using the e petition along with other campaigning methods? Nobody has said that we should rely on the petition alone. Another method that springs to mind is errr - oh yes, posting something on Pistonheads.