Acceptable Speed

[surveyor]

I've noticed over the recent years that speeds in my home town are creeping down. In part this is because of the islands that have been built that mean it's hard to overtake, but it's also due to increasing numbers of drivers who never achieve the speed limit.

Now when I were a lad I was taught to drive at the speed limit, unless of course there was a reason not to such as road conditions/weather etc..... This I was told was a sign of a courteous driver keeping the traffic flow.

So is this still the way it is taught? I am I know out of date and it's acceptable to go however damn slow you feel like?

[surveyor]

The_Burg said:

Actual speeds have definitely plummeted. A14 is the nearest dual and 10 years ago 85 would get you tailgated and flashed. Lucky to hit 65 now. 15 years ago and most motorways the regulars would stick in the 90s.
Oddly the M40 thi is still the case. Nowhere else though.

I like the M40.... It's like Wacky Races.