Midlands Today - Should the 30 limit be lowered?

[regmolehusband]

For information off Midland Today's website as discussed during their evening programme. The usual shallow journalistic/simplistic claptrap.


We're also holding special phone vote. The question we're asking is:

"Should the 30mph speed limit be lowered?"

If you think it should be call 09001 74 74 23.
If you don't think it should be lower then call 09001 74 74 24.

All calls cost just 10p and the result will be announced on Midlands Today on Friday 3rd March.

The issues being featured in Safety First week:

[mybrainhurts]

You ought to stick this on GG and P&P as well, methinks....

[autismuk]

God no. They're *nuts* about this in Suffolk ; 20mph limits all over the place.

No-one takes any notice, except where they would anyway.

[Polarbert]

FFS. I'm all for safety but have you ever tried to drive at 20mph? Its rediculous. It gets you nowhere.

I'm sure if the limits were lowered then there would be more accidents as people would probably be day dreaming behind the wheel because of going so damn slow.

[nelly1]

If I remember correctly, the 30mph limit was brought in early on in the 1900's to protect either the horses, or the man with the red flag(!).

Most modern cars can stop from 30mph in about 20ft!
How about leaving the limits (all of them!!!!) as they were, and teach the halfwits not to walk into the bloody road!?!?!

Just a thought......

[dcb]

regmolehusband said:

"Should the 30mph speed limit be lowered?"

I think it could be, but then it will join a long list of
laws that don't get enforced.

I think there is much more value in a new offence of jaywalking.

Lots of other countries have it and it keeps
folks off the road.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

I would vote for 20mph in somes zones, where it patently obviously is sensible, if other roads also had increased limits, again where sensible.

[countryboy]

I take it they mean lowering the actual default urban 30 limit as opposed to just asking for more 20 zones/limits.

Its bad enough driving on all those main suburban roads which are now 30 instead of 40 before. This would only encourgae councils to lower those limits again too.

[Flat in Fifth]

countryboy said:

I take it they mean lowering the actual default urban 30 limit as opposed to just asking for more 20 zones/limits.

Correct they are talking about altering the law so that the default for a road with a system of street lighting, i.e. a restricted road, would be subject to a 20 mph limit.

[cliffe_mafia]

Slow the cars down therefore pedestrians take more risks, drivers concentrate less and more pedestrians get injured... seems like a good plan

[ashes]

well with single lane NSL now 40 (stuck behind lorries) why not?

Its not as if we want to get anywhere or we are important to the economy?

No offense to truckers - you need to keep your licence more than most!

At least there are bits of the Motorway network were you can drive 'properly' - enjoy while you can

[Cooperman]

Quite simply, it won't happen.

[regmolehusband]

....and the result.....68% don't lower the 30 limit....32% do lower the 30 limit.

[8Pack]

Hey!.........I can see an opportunity here for guys with "Red Flags"!....... (GB in the 21st century eh?)

[Hangabout]

What is the point?

I can drive at up to 50MPH in my local 30MPH limit, and nobody is going to do anything.


Another new Labour unenforcable law

>> Edited by Hangabout on Sunday 5th March 02:48