Petition For 100Mph Speed Limit Is Growing | Motorists Need To WAKE UP!
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- Опубликовано: 19 май 2024
- Welcome to our video discussing the recent petition calling for speed limit increases for highways in the UK. In todays ride out, we take a look at the pros and cons for speed limit changes, where I stand on the argument, and why you should sign it!
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Meanwhile the real issue is forcing vehicles to crawl at 20mph.
Agreed
Agree completely shows our thinking every country in Europe is increasing limits the U.K. is reducing them
I totally agree there more focused on restricting our freedom to own a car not increase the speed limit to 100mph
Personally I think this 20mph Bull 🐂 especially here in Wales 🏴 is only making already bad drivers worse. The vast majority are driving round at 17 or 18 mph & where the speed limit changes they’re on average 10moh below the posted limits. We’re in the 21st century.
@@eugenevalerio7182 not sure if you are aware but an environmental study is being carried out at the moment and the data is saying so far, it’s increasing pollution. Higher revs lower gears.
Fixing potholes is a much higher priority than riding/driving at 100mph.
As a cyclist, motor cyclist, car driver, ex HGV driver, ex rally driver my view is that the problem with a higher speed limit is, we would need drivers with a higher IQ There are too many drivers on the road that are not safe driving at the current speed limits. No way would I want to be riding my bike at 100mph on any public road, madness😜
Raise the test standard and introduce mandatory re-testing every 5 years, that would improve road safety more than any other measure.
@@hyperthunkyeah and another cost to the motorist
Sadly, this is a huge issue. I've had far more close calls and damage from potholes than flat out speed
I agree with you about 85% that speed limits need increasing and that vehicle technology have advanced so much in recent years that vehicles are capable of so much more.
However, before this goes through, the roads need to be brought up to an acceptable standard for travelling at faster speeds, plus the roads need to be policed better to remove these people who think sitting at 50 mph in the middle lane is acceptable, which in my opinion causes more accidents than a higher speed limit ever will.
And there is also the need to get rid of smart motorways
maybe the vehicles are but the drivers aren't, and neither are the roads.
Volume of traffic is higher too
@@ronnymorts yes that's the main problem
as a 16 turning 17 yr old i’m not fully for the 80 or 100 mph speed limit because of the bike license situation. if i’m riding a 125 cc that can barely get to 68-70 mph then i’m never going to be able to keep up with other vehicles on the road. i think if they’re going to increase the speed limit then they should also loosen up the restrictions on the A1 license. maybe restrict it to 300 cc or something that can kind of keep up at least. it’s already not great for 125 riders and if the licenses don’t change for the better then a higher speed limit will only make things worse in my opinion.
Could not agree more with the bike licenses and they need to change 50cc need scraping for a first bike there slow and dangerous should start on a 125 at 6 and maby a 250 /300 at 17
If you are 16/17 then wont you be on a CBT? If so, you wont be on a motorway anyway.
@@danhollyoak4793 you are able to go on a motorway at 17 if you ride a 125cc bike/moped and done your mod 1 and mod 2 assessments. not at 16 tho because at that age you’re only allowed up to a 50cc engine which isn’t allowed on a motorway
There aren't many people who bother with the A1 licence anyway as the improvements over a CBT are not significant: removing your L plates; being able to carry a pillion; removal of the 60mph limit for CBT riders; and riding on a motorway. For the last three, the power of a 125 limits you doing these things anyway, so most people save their money and don't bother redoing the Mod1 and Mod2 again (and paying for it) for the A2 and/or A licence afterwards.
The gears were beginning to turn on the licence system changes, but then the general election has halted that, for now at least.
Granted that with increases in speed limits, the power required on the motorway and other roads increases. Like some Royal Enfields, 350s, 411s can struggle on the motorway as is, a higher speed would mean a higher power requirement, and maybe something designed more like a tourer e.g. windscreen, to do longer distances comfortably.
Overall I'd opt for the higher speed limits anyway. More throughput of traffic on the motorway hopefully means less traffic on other roads where the slower bikes can go :).
The problem comes not from someone accepting the risk of travelling at 100mph the problem is an innocent person being crashed into by someone travelling at that speed and losing their life..if the limit is 100 a lot of people will probably want to do 110mph, there’s more to consider here
with all due respect, if you're crossing the motorway at 70 you're still going to be a smear.
its also illegal.
@@dannypeck96 no I’m not talking about pedestrians wandering around lol, I’m referring to other motor vehicle users and passengers that could be hit by someone losing control at 100+ mph.
If u get hit at 70 u still gunna have a high risk of dying sooooo 🤷🏼♂️
@@CrispyTheCongueror true but stopping distance ect is a lot less at 70mph than 100 mph and so is the level of impact damage.
There are three groups of issues: -
(1) The standard and skill level of the driver.
(2) The design, specifications and maintenance standard of the vehicle.
(3) The quality and condition of the surface the vehicle is travelling along.
There not going to be many situations where all three groups of issues are suitably satisfactory for travelling safely at increased speeds. It is likely that the average 'drivers' will see an increased speed limit as merely a permission to drive faster and have no knowledge or understanding of other factors or even any notion that there might be any. A lot of people not even safe at 70mph. Then there are those few who have the knowledge, understanding and skill to drive and control a vehicle safely at speeds well in excess of our current speed limits.
An increase in speed limits would first need an increase in driving standards and skill. It is also likely that a significant number of vehicles would need new tyres with a suitably higher speed rating, which would likely be too expensive for a lot of people on a budget. The annual MOT test may become a lot more stringent to try and make sure vehicles are safe for such speeds. This is, of course, before you add to the mix the potentially deadly cocktail of non-domestic vehicles and licences which may be of a much lower standard than our own. And finally, where does this leave law enforcement and other emergency services?
In a nutshell, it is a far more complex issue than simply increasing a number so people can travel faster without getting a ticket. Raising the speed limit will seem fine until suddenly it isn't and it's all gone very horribly wrong. I do not wish to see a long red streak down the motorway of what was once a motorcyclist because something went wrong or a mistake was made by someone.
There are already people suffering with lifelong injuries from events that occurred at our current speed limits. At higher limits these people, or family members and (close) friends would likely not still be with us. Is it really worth such an increase in risk and possibility of losing a loved one just to get somewhere a little sooner?
I'm not complaining about highway limits, a: because I can't legally go on motorways and b: my bike requires ideal conditions to hit the redline in top gear anyway, which is 63.6mph. What does bug me slightly is the 20mph urban limit areas, purely from the standpoint of fuel consumption. 20mph for me is high revving in 2nd or running almost stall speed in 3rd. Also potholes.
I’m not 100% sure about this, but aren’t smart motorways designed so that the speed limit is displayed digitally in some areas? Then the speed limit would be variable such that on clearer days, the speed limit would be higher. The national speed limit should be higher, but jumping from 70 to 100 is a bit much considering people will be speeding anyway. I feel like national speed limit should be 90, but on clearer days the smart motorway system could allow for more flexibility around that.
Where's the petition link?
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/651666
google the title
Now, Smart motorways kill bring back the hard shoulder! But you know what people will say "The speed limit isnt a target"
I agree, the “Speed limit isn’t a target” argument is utter shit. Tell that to driving examiners who will mark you down if you don’t do the limit 😂😂
I do think that current speed limits are mostly appropriate for the average driver, and having that speed limit encourages them not to go above what they can handle. But then at the same time every day I see someone going 70 in a 30 and then as soon as they hit a delimited zone they drop straight down to 20
Most people against this petition are the people who say "it's a speed limit not a target".
I completely agree with your opinion for every type of vehicle except 125cc bikes, I am going to sign the petition but I do think that is the only example against 80mph would be because 125cc bikes would be at risk riding a vulnerable vehicle 10mph or more under the speed limit due to the limit of the bike, not to mention A1 riders who have the option to use the motorway would be 30mph or more below the surrounding cars. At the peak of a 125s capability there is already very little avoidance measures at the current speed limits and I'm sure you would agree after riding your wife's kawasaki? The inability to avoid danger using speed is one of the most dangerous things about a 125 and in my opinion this would multiply that danger because of the speed of surrounding vehicles. I will note I have seen mopeds on dual carriageways going 30-35mph but I would be scared for my life seeing the speed of cars going past me at 60/70 let alone 80.
I like the way you layered in your argument. It's refreshing to hear an intellectual argument and passionate too.
Goblin RIDES - I could not agree with your more, you made excellent cases and I hope the campaign succeeds in at least obtaining voting on the issue.
In Feb 2022 I was inspired by your vlogs to buy a ZX14R (best decision ever) after an unwanted 25-year hiatus, having left my beloved GPz1000RX languishing in the UK, to work (and decide to stay) in California, USA.
I voted with my feet to escape what I considered to be the "nanny" state of affairs - including oppressive use of speed limit to collect revenue.
Having vacationed in 1980's on my CB400N, VF1000FE & GPz.
In 1993 I was fortunate to take a 2 year opportunity to work in Germany, taking both GPz and Golf II GTi 16valve.
The derestricted nature of riding/driving on the continent between Stuttgart & Bracknell was totally safe and doable.
Unnecessary restrictive, revenue generating speed laws serve to bring the authorities and law itself into disrespect - Counter productive for Good Govenance & not Democratic !
My best wishes, to all who value thier freedom and thier responsibilities.
It’s sad cuz it makes so much sense to let vehicles to go faster and get people places faster but the road would get damage more (what the council says) and the government ain’t gunna give up the money from speeding fines 😢
There is a campaign going here "your speed,my safety"
Agree. Speed signs should be recommentations not mandatory directives. Much of the law regarding motoring is merely a government scheme to extort money from the public.
My wife is a nurse, she works in A&E. She sees crazy fast motorcyclists quite often, but she doesn't get to chat with many of them...........
@Barriewilliams4562 I am a rider. We all know the risks. Speed limits in some areas such as neighborhoods and school zones are sensible, but on major motorways they are redundant.
@@GixxerRider1991 that goes without saying. And I've no objection to dangerous driving prosecution where necessary.
@@barriewilliams4526 hmm... it's always tragic when a biker loses his or her life. Even more so when it's not their fault.
What about less experienced people on bikes navigating corners on high speeds roads? Braking from 100mph takes more time, less reaction time = accidents.
And anyway cars are required to have speed limiters retrofitted soon.
Been saying it for a while in the US. We need higher speed limits.
Some of the roads here in Canada are down to 12 mph or 20 kph . I wobble going straight forward on my bike at those speeds . What's safer huh .
Great Video couldn’t put it better myself keep up the great content 💯👏👍
All I hear in this video is me, me, me, me ,me. I want, I'm being punished. Guess what, it's not all about you fella. We are all sharing the roads at the same time for different reasons, some people are having a jolly, some people are commuting for work, some are going on holiday, some are transporting animals, some are hauling goods. The roads have to accommodate for all of these people and meet a ground which suits all. In the daytime, I have people up my arse even when going over the speed limit, so when you increase the speed limit they're just going to want to go even faster as it will never be enough. When I use the motorways 9/10 they're overcrowded and blocked anyway and you can barely do 70 nevermind 80/90/100. I can only see increasing the speed limit being an advantage when the roads are significantly quieter (11pm through to early hours of the morning).
Saying that having faster speed limits won't be a cause for more accidents is a silly thing to say, more speed means greater stopping distances, quicker reaction times required it's a simple equation. You're only thinking of the perfect scenario here Goblin of everything going well, it doesn't matter if the speed limit is 200mph if the motorway is gridlocked for 10 mile because some gobshite thought he was Michael Dunlop, now nobody can go anywhere and everyone's day is ruined.
It's very well known that people having different skill levels when driving and yes some people can go quicker than others and have no problems, the Isle of Man TT is a prime example of people being 'able' to go quicker however you wouldn't want average people the ability to do this. Goblin you and all alot of other speed enthusiasts might think you're a great, fantastic rider however the normal member of the public doesn't want you or your bike/car smashing into their family when he's doing 60 and you think you're clever going 80. More speed = more damage.
You're right, the problem isn't speed. The problem is speed differential, when you're going 60 and you bump into another car's backend that's also going 60 it's not usually much more than a bump. However if you're going 80 and smash into someone going 60 there's a big difference. Obviously this isn't true when crashing into something head on, this was meant more for motorways.
Wow, this has gone on for awhile. What an essay! Your opinion at 17:17 is that of someone who is quite immature "any of you that argue against it are part of the problem". This shows that you aren't interested in any rational explanation you are only interested in people in your echo chamber that spurt out the same as you. Luckily, you don't make decisions 😊.
The enjoyment of getting an extra 10-20mph is a load of rubbish, suddenly it will become the norm and everyone will go back to being pre-occupied with doing other things but this time they will be going faster with less concentration. I love going fast, the public road isn't the place for it, go and find a track. If you want to go fast and also be on a public road, go and enter the Isle of Man TT where the environment is controlled. The speed limit won't be increased it'll more likely be decreased during the day, like I mentioned I can only see it being a positive late at night/ early hours when the dual carriageways and motorways are quieter.
Absolutely spot on! I was going to make a similar comment myself - Goblin’s comments are both selfish and immature and certainly not based on fact. A bit of research is what is required before making assumptions.
@@Geezer369 It doesn't matter what you put in front of these kinds of people. They have already decided before you've spoken a word that they are right and their opinion will not be changed. Quite frankly, it's a waste of time even giving them thought but unfortunately for me, I felt I had to reply on this one.
Diving at 160 km/h is just way too fast for most cars.
The world gone mad bro.I was in my main suzuki dealers and the salesman said he was struggling to sell new bikes because the customers want to see the bikes still in the crates! Nanny state on steroids
hey next year i can get a bike and im looking for people to like help me get started and to ride with and from a month ago i saw your vid with the 1.4kcc and the 125cc ride and you drove past really close to me and could you give me some good recommendations for good 50cc bikes that are good for someone 6'4
Ditch the 50cc and get a 125cc trust me, I have a 125cc ped atm and hopefully getting a geared one soon and let me tell u when I’m on the ped doing 30 in traffic I feel sick thinking some peds can only reach this speed, it’s not practical, my ped is a Yamaha vity it’s reliable and can reach about 60 so perfect for back road racing haha also on a 50cc u will just get bullied by other road users
I 100% agree with what you would say. It's just that limiting wouldn't decrease the issue of accidents or anything, in fact, it might be increasing.
And the emotions that you show reveal the issue that we have as a main society sadly.
Look at the Isle of Man - no national speed limited They havve unlimited speed no max speed limit for all not just the TT motorbikes and the police say it is not a problem they are quite happy with no speed limit and RTAs and road deaths are very low per population.
If you up the limit to 100 and people already do that when it’s 70, what is the limit in real terms 130 /140 MPH, I’d rather see sense in speeding tickets if your doing say 95 in a 70 and it’s clear and your the only one on the road then fine go do it if it’s busy get the dam ticket & points
I agree with what you say but one thing that could be a problem is you get a17 year old boy or girl who’ve just passed there car test with no motorway experience and have the balls to do 100 mph I think serious accidents could happen I never realised until the other day when a person is learning to drive they don’t teach motorway or dual carriageway driving they don’t have to I think that’s bldy stupid so a new driver passes there test one day and they can go out on say M25 that is an accident waiting to happen but I’m 63 and ridden bikes way above speed limit yrs ago but I was lucky only got fined with points twice and have had a clean licence over 35 yrs now but put the limit up I say
Well that's why on bikes if u are 17 and on a 125 u can not go on a motorway it should be the same for cars too that would solve the issue.
70 or 100, motorway is too much when new, because drivers around are so pressuring.
They will push you to 90 on an average day.
The DPRB lives under the rule of the Duma (look it up). The rule, as written, trumps all. No matter the circumstances. That's why they're also slowly taking away police discretion.
Just as an example, in France, some migrant guy saved a kid from something (a fire maybe? Can't remember the exact details). They gave him French citizenship. In the DPRB they deport these people, once they've come to the attention of the authorities.
This isn't new either - look what they did to Alan Turing. Guy should have been given a knighthood for what he did. Instead they effectively killed him. In 2014 they gave him a posthumous pardon and official apology (much good that'll do him...), but nothing's really changed. No lessons learnt.
Agree.
The Autobahn system works. This was true before the technology... it was true 20 years ago. It hasn't changed.
The "debate" was settled decades ago. The whole topic is akin to Americans still debating healthcare. Everyone with a functioning brain who looks into it knows there's a better solution that's already tried and tested.
On restricted access highways (ie on/off ramps), a dynamic speed limit works best with the default being no limit during good visibility, weather conditions, etc. Then drop it temporarily for bad visibility / night, inclement weather, construction, known problem areas (poorly designed interchanges or bridges that force lanes to condense), etc.
It's 2024. The signage to do this has existed for 20 years.
I think a speed limit of 80 mph across the board for interstates and state highways, then 50 mph for local roads would be fine.
No, not without 99.999% of drivers getting appropriate training. Horrific idea.
Where do I sign?!!!
Granted, many people can't handle a vehicle at 50mph, but I don't see why we should be punished for THEIR incompetence.
I'd be fine with having a "high speed driving test" as well, for access to these higher limits.
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It’s never going to happen, fuel consumption goes up at those speeds and the speed difference between cars and trucks would be too great
Where is the link? I will sign it,how about 70 in the first lane and 100 in the other lanes..???
How about you go see a shrink
I think 100s too much but i signed petition.I think people that arranged petition know thats too high but shooting higher may give them a chance of possible 80 or 90 speed limit.If we got 100 completely not happening, people would drive at 110mph any vehicle is much more difficult to handle once you get to 100mph and as a biker most car drivers skill is fairly horrible.And these low speed limits 20/30mph are just used to rinse people of money with fines then spend nothing improving roads.
The thing is 100 isn't going to make a difference in a negative way, most allready do 100 on motorways.
agreed and signed
100mph vs 70mph is a whole different ball game. You’d have to enforce a minimum speed limit on motorways at the very least. And then spend millions, if not billions on making UK roads suitable for such speeds.
Look at the Isle of Man - no national speed limited They havve unlimited speed no max speed limit for all not just the TT motorbikes and the police say it is not a problem they are quite happy with no speed limit and RTAs and road deaths are very low per population.
As a biker with over 50 years experience I disagree with increasing the speed limits on duel carriage ways & motorways . It’s bad enough already that we have homicidal drivers on our roads already ,with the national speed limit at 70 mph . Just because we have modern safety features ,it doesn’t mean we cancel them out, by increasing the risks . If we make the speed limits on motorways a 100 mph , the idiots who think their on a race track now will see it as a licence to hit 120 mph . It will be similar results on 80 mph duel carriageways . I don’t see what all the rush is about , many a time I see vehicles flying past only to be stuck at the lights . If you want to ride fast , go & do it on a race track., public roads aren’t the place for it nor built for it . The bone yards are full of drivers & riders who were arrogant & thought they were in control & the law shouldn’t apply to them .
I entirely agree. A motorcycle with its narrow profile makes it difficult for other road users to accurately judge the speed of it. Increasing that speed only make this problem worse.
Fully agreed, pretty much exactly what I said too.
Exactly, take the racing to a track and leave the roads for sensible safe as possible a to b travelling and maybe just cruising enjoying the countryside.
I gave up motor cycling 20 years ago but looking to get back into out and just wondering if it's even worth the bother with the state of roads and mad drivers everywhere,
I ride ebikes mountain bike style and off road feels safer and more fun than motorcycles but for a longer distance motorcycles are obviously better and more fun than a car.
In Germany, because they are a very undeveloped society, they don't have speed limits on autobahns. That's why they die like flies...
What happens when someone breaks down on the shoulder and people are blasting past at 100? or god forbid they break down in the middle lanes and they have to try and navigate traffic passing at 100 with no power to get to the shoulder? What about lorries still stuck to 60mph? How often do you take a journey on the motorway where 10 miles actually makes a difference per hour? What about poor road surfaces or even debris in the road? Try swerving around a bumper or pole that got ejected from a pickup at 100mph, youll fly off the road. 100mph is just unnecessarily dangerous. The 70mph isnt a problem, the only problem with it is impatience. I think at least on smart motorways, the speed limit should be able to be put above 70 when road conditions allow, say at the middle of the night with zero traffic, but 100mph even in that situation is stupid af.
SMART motorways are killing so very many and the figures are hidden - most SMART motorway RTAs involve slow moving traffic in thwe slow lane hitting stationary/broken down vehicles and no services - fire, police, ambulance can reach them. SMART roads should be scrapped and hard shoulders reintroduced and the 100MPH speed limit updated from the 1950s 70MPH limit when cars did not have the brakes good enough to stop quickly.
Having used smart motorways at early hours pre rush hour , I have frequently ridden an empty motorway at 40 MPH for no visible reason. Like it’s automated to turn on at a certain time.
SMART motorways have no hard shoulder so 30mph is much more dangerous on a SMART motorway than 100+mph on a trditional motorway with hard shoulders
There is no judging,but if things go wrong and you get an accident and within that you kill someone,that person pays with his life for you and emergency situations you are all stressed and thats when accidents occur.
Ah yes, lets do 100mph, while HGVs are limited to 60mph, nothing can go wrong there!!
Agreed, crazy idea🙃
Would u let your auntie do 100.
What about different closing speeds.
Bad road surfacing wont help.
Beef up crash barriers across the uk would cost a billion.
Yeah nah thats not happening lads.
Why not 110mph
"Closing speeds" are irrelevant. A head-on collision at 60mph will kill you just the same as it would at 100mph. If anything, you'd die slower and suffer more, but if both cars are going 60 and crash head-on, there is no afterwards.
@@233kosta how fast can u slow down from 100 to 56 when the truck changes lanes on you. is an emergency stop easier or harder at speed on a bend. Data not opinion informs the rules.
And of course the government has its own interests.
@@Johnathan.David.Trewhitt. Why would I be doing 100 going past a lorry? It's called good judgement, you're meant to have it and exercise it any time you're in charge of a motor vehicle. Mine says that with that sort of hazard present, going much faster than 80 isn't a good idea, even if you have lane 3 to fall back on.
But here's the thing, under ideal conditions, when I can see for miles ahead, the weather is nice, the tyres are hot and there's no traffic, these bureaucrats would still fine me (or worse) if I went any faster than their arbitrary limit, even though under those conditions, on my machine and wirh my skill level, that does not pose any additional risk.
@@233kosta so what happened to closing speed isnt the problem u just said it was a bad idea.
@@Johnathan.David.Trewhitt. You said "closing speed", I assumed head-on collision. In that case, you're dead at anything faster than about 50mph, hence my comment.
As for relative speed when catching up to other traffic, I don't think anyone is saying you should be doing 110mph all the time everywhere. The point is it's an arbitrary limit that's enforced at all times, even when there isn't a benefit to having it (i.e. when the situation permits going faster).
The rule that serves you best when speeding responsibly is "You must not go faster than you can stop in the distance you see to be clear on your side of the road". Think of how many problems this one solves, and how many questions it answers. The only issue is it requires a competent, capable, rational human at the other end. That should be what they're testing for, not whether you can follow a sat nav, keep your hands at 10 and 2, and shuffle the steering wheel like it's 1931.
Speed consequences are not opinions, there are several studies about the subject.
Read them.
Look at the Isle of Man - no national speed limited They have unlimited speed no max speed limit for all 365 days a year not just the TT motorbikes and the police say it is not a problem they are quite happy with no speed limit and RTAs and road deaths are very low per population.
@@cloudbasenirvana you do know that they enforce max speed inside locations, and sometimes they have enforced low max speed everywhere, sometimes around TT competitions and during covid. Why do you think they do that?
You do realize that having no speed limit became part of the appeal of IoM and don’t want to turn that off.
You do realize that, I think, IoM is the only country that don’t have speed limit nationwide and that the tendency worldwide is to lower max speeds? Wonder why!
@@carlostomas3698 Money, Power, Control is why the western worlds puppet-govts are reducing speed limits to a rediculus clown world low speed - it's nothing to do with the safety of their neofeudal serfs. As in the words of Heir klaus and Old King Sausage Fingers > *_'You will OWN NOTHING & You will GO NOWHERE'_*
Won't happen as they are already talking about restricting cars to the speed limit
They have the technology and you won’t be over riding it to safely overtake either.
125s trying to reach 70
Chinese ones don't😂
Its all about making money
ah yes great idea. while the trucks go 60mph / 100kmp, we rush past at 100mph / 160kmp
I used to drive on the m40 regularly at night and everyone would be doing 100+ anyway 🤷♂️
I think on certain stretches there should be no upper speed limit, but there should be a MIN limit. I.E a lane which you cannot do less that 100mph in, this would save the Vans, Campers, bangers and HGVs from pulling in and causing accidents.
Also lets ban Lorries 🙂
Look at the Isle of Man - no national speed limited They have unlimited speed no max speed limit for all 365 days a year not just the TT motorbikes and the police say it is not a problem they are quite happy with no speed limit and RTAs and road deaths are very low per population.
You sound pretty wingey in this video tbf
I agree increase the speed limits. The issue doing this with the powers that be, is those limits would be abused. But that could be easily fixed by stricter punishment. Bans instead of points. Statistically the autobahn’s have less accident than we do here. Speed doesn’t kill bad driving/ riding does. If speeds kills why do MotoGP riders come out unscathed from every race.
because they are on a well maintained track with huge runoff areas and airbag suits. Our roads are very poorly maintained and if you run off the road youre gonna hit a barrier and bounce off into the middle of the motorway. Youre absolutely right about bad driving kills but I wouldnt trust the general population to do 100 mph.
Roads won’t cope as they were not designed for that speed anyway especially in corners and banks
100mph limit but ban everyone going 10% above. Deal?
You have more chance of platting 💩.
70mph is more than fast enough on motorways.
Look at the Isle of Man - no national speed limited They havve unlimited speed no max speed limit for all not just the TT motorbikes and the police say it is not a problem they are quite happy with no speed limit and RTAs and road deaths are very low per population.
Motorways aren't safe at 70mph let alone 100mph (which means drivers doing 110+mph). The M4 especially with it's lack of emergency lane is dangerous enough already, at 100mph it will be a death trap. In any case, there is no way that the government (with their net zero policies) will agree to this, as the higher speed limit will just use much more fuel.
I couldn't agree more. Modern traffic conditions are absolutely horrendous now. If anything I would happily have a lower limit. It's so much less stressfull and you probably get there quicker as traffic flows better.
@@cyborgbadger1015 You are 100% correct, we have people like Goblin who think they're Michael Dunlop and want to be zipping around the UK public roads at 100mph without any consequences because 'he's being punished'. He keeps talking about other counties having faster limits and even quoted one country that has a limit of 77 which i thought was hilarious, all that ranting for 7mph. Then goes on to quote Germany's autobahn, when I watch AutoTopNL on the Autobahn it's really quiet and has loads of space infront of him. I have hardly ever saw this much space in the UK.
@@underdirect1745 when i was younger i would have agreed with him 100% having said that, road conditions were not as bad when i started driving just over 20 yrs ago
@@cyborgbadger1015 Yeah and if we go even further back there was a time where motorways were unlimited in this country. Since then road usage and congestion has increased astronomically.
@@underdirect1745 Look at the Isle of Man - no national speed limited They have unlimited speed no max speed limit for all 365 days a year not just the TT motorbikes and the police say it is not a problem they are quite happy with no speed limit and RTAs and road deaths are very low per population.
NO, just NO.
Don't you dare disagree, you're part of the problem! (quoting 17:17) 😂.
Look at the Isle of Man - no national speed limited They have unlimited speed no max speed limit for all 365 days a year not just the TT motorbikes and the police say it is not a problem they are quite happy with no speed limit and RTAs and road deaths are very low per population.
@@cloudbasenirvana About 30% of their roads are unrestricted the others have speed limits. I have said if people want to go fast either book a track or go to the Isle of Man. Just because something works in one place doesn’t mean it will work in another.
@@cloudbasenirvana The Isle of Man does not have a national speed limit, but some roads have speed limits of 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60. In built-up areas, the speed limit is usually 30 mph (48 km/h), and in some local areas, it is 20 mph. Just 30 seconds it took me to do the research. Why didn't you do it?
@@underdirect1745 I know, drugs and alcohol should be allowed without limits, it's just my opinion,who is anyone to say I'm wrong?