Europe wide 62mph limit mooted

[zumbruk]

http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12389-1610994,00.html

Just remember to vote "No" in Phoney Tony's constitution vote; assuming that it goes ahead once the French boot it into touch...

[puggit]

article said:

A comment on the website of Der Spiegel, the German news magazine, said: “With those speed limits we would be castrated.”

[WildCat]

castrated .... well - that will put a stop to kittens then ...

But Bild/Bunte/Stern/radarfalle/ websites are equally emphatic in "NEIN" und the French are also annoyed about this on thread on Figaro's site.

But then - if French und Dutch referenda vote no... to current EU daftness...

[supraman2954]

European Unions energy commissioner said:

If in Germany cars are speeding at 200kph (124mph) they are using too much petrol,

I'm sure the amount the Germans consume doesn't come close to what the Americans consume. Why should we have to bend over backwards if the USA doesn't give a stuff? Our contribution is relatively insignificant, so what difference will this proposed policy make?

[dcb]

zumbruk said:

http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12389-1610994,00.html Just remember to vote "No" in Phoney Tony's constitution vote; assuming that it goes ahead once the French boot it into touch...

More flannel from Brussels - it'll never happen.

Am I dreaming or has the Danish speed limit gone from 110 kph to 130 kph and deaths went down ?

Italy now at 150 kph for some mways.

[Piccy mate]

Hmmmm,
I remembering posting this in the 'Motoring News' forum on April 13th.
Nobody seemed to have picked up on it.
Piccy mate

[greg2k]

So let this be a lesson for PHers: The European Parliament is dominated by lentilists because nobody except the lentilists gives a crap about it. So surprize surprize when we get things like this. It's not Europe's fault before the Killroyish posts start flooding in.

[streaky]

supraman2954 said:

Why should we have to bend over backwards if the USA doesn't give a stuff?

I think you have got the direction of bending wrong! - Streaky

[Marki]

dcb said:

Am I dreaming or has the Danish speed limit gone from 110 kph to 130 kph and deaths went down ?

Yes they did up the limit to 130kmph on selected roads good old Danes , 130 is so much better

[granville]

[Paxo/Clarkson mode on]

Er, yeees...I rather think not!

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[Northern sociopath mode on]

I'd like to see them try, unholy peasants of the peat.

[/Northern sociopath mode off]