RE: Damon Hill against 80MPH speed limit

[anonymous-user]

http://news.sky.com/story/955334/damon-hill-speaks...

I see his point, valid argument however I comfortably drove between 80-100(depending on traffic) all the way to GWFOS and back and usually try to on any motorway journey. My response to what Hill said is that you need to take another test to prove that you're competent enough to drive at or over the 70mph speed limit. Too many times do you see people going up to 75 and hitting the brakes and slowing down and then going back up, hitting the brakes and then slowing down again, they have no control in their feet!

[anonymous-user]

These bloody racers - take them off the relative safety of the track, where everyone goes in the same direction, and they can't hack it.

I know a few Moto GP racers who have said they do not ride on the roads!

Pussies!

[anonymous-user]

StottyZr said:

I see Hills point, but the point he seems to be making is drivers are st Maybe these drivers should be trained to a competant level before they are let out on the roads?

Thats sort of what I meant, motorway driving on lessons is not mandatory and needs to be.

[anonymous-user]

How has this thread been tagged onto 5 posts from 2004 about a trackday?

[anonymous-user]

Nuff said

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKfLyz0ip3o

[anonymous-user]

V6GTA said:

I vote we have 2 types of licences, stage 1 and stage 2. Stage 2 allows you to drive in the fast lane up to 90.

While I like this idea in theory (obv 'cos I'm certain I'd have a Stage 2 licence, 'cos I'm ace, me), in practice it would be pretty hairy. The speed differentials between traffic would become higher, and that's not a good thing.

Better* to confine all goods vehicles to Lane 1, with no overtaking; Lanes 2 and 3 for cars with a minimum speed of 60 or 70 and a max of 90 or 100. That should help keep the slowcoaches and middle lane cruisers off the motorway network.


*Better may not be an entirely serious choice of word.

[anonymous-user]

Beefmeister said:

Turbocharger said:

Here's a simple set of rules that would work in all traffic conditions:

- 90mph in lane 1 (the current "slow" lane)
- 80mph in lane 2
- 70mph in lane 3 (nearest the central reservation)
- STRICTLY no undertaking

When the road's empty, do 90. As traffic builds, everything slows down and differential speeds reduce.

Buh?

So completely reverse the way things are at the moment? That makes no sense at all i'm afraid. 70/80/90 in lanes 1/2/3, yes maybe.

Indeed. Would make exiting and entering interesting.

[anonymous-user]

Not sure if posted already, but here's the Sniff Petrol perpective on this...

http://sniffpetrol.com/2012/07/03/damonstoppedinte...