Proposal for 64mph motorway limit and Sunday driving ban

[TyrannosauRoss Lex]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mirror.co.uk/mone...

Surely not? How will I visit family if I work Monday to Saturday? Could this really become a reality?!

[21st Century Man]

No. It's a proposal, that's all. It won't get anywhere other than clickbait.

[deggles]

TyrannosauRoss Lex said:

Could this really become a reality?!

No. HTH.

[HTP99]

Lol ban Sunday driving!!

64mph speed limit, again lol who will even obey that.

[vikingaero]

It will be stay at home Sundays.

Minimal bus services and rail network does maintenance on weekends.

[RenesisEvo]

article said:

It says cutting highway limits by 10kmh - the equivalent of reducing the national speed limit on our motorways from 70mph to 64mph - could save around 290,000 barrels per day from cars and an additional 140,000 from trucks.

I'd like to see there maths on the truck figures because last I checked HGVs were limited to 56mph, so a drop in the motorway limit from 70mph to 64mph will make no difference to them whatsoever. Perhaps they've considered A/B roads?

A poorly researched and written clickbait article designed to spike a reaction. And the irony is here I am reacting... (with indifference).

[vikingaero]

Can you imagine the economic carnage on the leisure sector? Look at Churches and how many cars are parked outside. I can see the Archbishop of Canterbury protesting against this.

[TyrannosauRoss Lex]

RenesisEvo said:

article said:

It says cutting highway limits by 10kmh - the equivalent of reducing the national speed limit on our motorways from 70mph to 64mph - could save around 290,000 barrels per day from cars and an additional 140,000 from trucks.

I'd like to see there maths on the truck figures because last I checked HGVs were limited to 56mph, so a drop in the motorway limit from 70mph to 64mph will make no difference to them whatsoever. Perhaps they've considered A/B roads?

A poorly researched and written clickbait article designed to spike a reaction. And the irony is here I am reacting... (with indifference).

I'd assume it meant a 10km/h drop from the 56mph limit?

The fact people are even proposing this is just nuts.

[CDP]

I'd hate it but a temporary 50 limit would drop our fuel and help reduce demand as there's some consideration that diesel may need to be rationed.

How about 50 for diesel, 70 for petrol, 80 for electric and no limit if you can demonstrate you have enough renewable generation to run the car?

[Magnum 475]

CDP said:

I'd hate it but a temporary 50 limit would drop our fuel and help reduce demand as there's some consideration that diesel may need to be rationed.

How about 50 for diesel, 70 for petrol, 80 for electric and no limit if you can demonstrate you have enough renewable generation to run the car?

Not so sure about 50. A lot of modern cars won't pull top gear at that slow a speed, so you may not get the savings you'd expect.

With the current price of fuel, I expect some folks are leaving home earlier and driving more slowly to use less fuel regardless of speed limits. 99% of my travel is business funded, so I've not start doing that yet - I'm taking the train more often instead.

[Toltec]

How about you either get to drive during the week or at the weekend? Sunday is the only day I do drive on most weeks.

[grumbledoak]

No. Just nudging the Overton window. That's all.

[Chuffedmonkey]

30 years ago shops were not open on Sundays, we recycled glass and had electric floats. (thought id get that in)

Edited by Chuffedmonkey on Wednesday 23 March 19:25

[Spare tyre]

Govt should make public transport free or free on weekends, but where is the fun in that

[bigandclever]

I know it’s deeply boring of me to say, but it’s car free cities on Sundays and there is precedent in other European countries, like the Germans and the Dutch who did it during the 1973 oil crisis. Same thing happened in 1973 with temporarily reducing speed limits in the US and across Europe.

Doesn’t mean I think it will happen now, mind.

[Ivan stewart]

It will come to the point we just remove our number plates .

[Vasco]

I know it's unlikely to happen anyway, but I'm not sure the proposals are that bad really.

[Whats on Second]

good idea, but most drivers ignore the current speed limits,

[bigee]

Vasco said:

I know it's unlikely to happen anyway, but I'm not sure the proposals are that bad really.

Unless you own a business that relies on weekend trade and for which public transport is of no practical use ..

[Sheepshanks]

Chuffedmonkey said:

30 years ago shops were not open on Sundays, we recycled glass and had electric floats. (thought id get that in)

Quite strange going to European cities outside the UK and finding larger shops closed on Sunday.