Yes, to 80 mph. |
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24 | 42.1% |
Yes, to 90 mph. |
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20 | 35.1% |
Yes, to more than 90 mph. |
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10 | 17.5% |
It should remain at 70 mp |
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2 | 3.5% |
It should be lowered. |
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1 | 1.8% |
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Smaller (0ver 1.5t IIRC) commercials are now restricted to 60mph.
Didn't realise that... Been out of the industry for 10 years now.
There was probably some resistance to 70 mph back in 1965. It must have seemed like light speed back then. It's good that we've developed some driver safety apps since then. What else do the cars have now, that they didn't have back then?
The bottom line of that table would apparently be news to most HGV drivers I have seen.
40mph limit on single carriageways? - Try 56mph if limited, whatever they can get up to otherwise.
50mph on dual carriage ways? - Try 56mph if limited, whatever they can get up to otherwise.
It wasn't so much as AC testing their road cars it was their Le Mans fastbacks being run in for the great race 180MPH + was the reported speeds on the M1.The 70 limit was introduced temporarily in 65, made permanent in 1967. The reason, as David says, was to slow traffic, especially in adverse conditions. The AA amongst others were particularly alarmed when it emerged that AC regularly tested the top speed of Cobras on the unrestricted motorways and fast A roads.
Barbara Castle is often blamed for the limit, but it was Tom Fraser, minister in 65 that introduced it: Castle made it permanent.
Trivia ends. Beeeeeeep.