Discussion
On 20th February, 1962, a 40 year old American by the name of John Glenn was launched into Earth orbit and travelled at a speed of just over 17,522 mph. Foolhardy, you may think, but to compound his defiance of what we all know to be sensible, he returned to space again in 1998 at the age of 77, becoming the oldest man to orbit our planet, this time achieving an even higher speed. 
Small wonder then, that yesterday it was announced that he had died at the age of 95 years, leaving a wife and two children.
You have been warned: Speed kills.
God Speed John Glenn.
Small wonder then, that yesterday it was announced that he had died at the age of 95 years, leaving a wife and two children.
You have been warned: Speed kills.
God Speed John Glenn.
I think that in the face of the evidence that many so-called astronauts have repeatedly travelled at speeds equal to, or far in excess of 17,500 miles per hour, there should be a blanket speed limit of 50 mph imposed on all vehicles moving within our solar system.
This limit should be enforced by average speed cameras and random speed traps set up in unmarked space vans. Heavy fines and points should be imposed, with a totting up process meaning a ban comes into effect at a certain total.
Hopefully that will prevent such reckless and inconsiderate behaviour in future.
This limit should be enforced by average speed cameras and random speed traps set up in unmarked space vans. Heavy fines and points should be imposed, with a totting up process meaning a ban comes into effect at a certain total.
Hopefully that will prevent such reckless and inconsiderate behaviour in future.
Oops! Calm down dears! I didn't intend to start a fight 
I was just trying to use a bit of extreme irony to show that some of the speeding restrictions on our highways and byways are a bit silly.
For example, there are roads local to me that are straight and clear, in open countryside, wide and with good visibilty, that have a blanket 50 mph speed limit imposed. Which means that you are doomed to sit behind the lorry / caravan / OAP / whatever for mile after mile, even though you can see that the road ahead of it is perfectly clear.
However, if you turn off onto one of the occasional side roads, then NSL applies, which is 60 mph, even though there are blind bends and crests and it is very narrow.
It seems to me to be a nonsense.
That's all.
I was just trying to use a bit of extreme irony to show that some of the speeding restrictions on our highways and byways are a bit silly.
For example, there are roads local to me that are straight and clear, in open countryside, wide and with good visibilty, that have a blanket 50 mph speed limit imposed. Which means that you are doomed to sit behind the lorry / caravan / OAP / whatever for mile after mile, even though you can see that the road ahead of it is perfectly clear.
However, if you turn off onto one of the occasional side roads, then NSL applies, which is 60 mph, even though there are blind bends and crests and it is very narrow.
It seems to me to be a nonsense.
That's all.
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