M6 motorway speeds?
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From: bod on 1 Jul 2010 13:03 Adrian wrote: > bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > saying: > >> Ret. wrote: >>> And, of course, 32 in a 30 is *always* dangerous is it not? You must be >>> very frightened when driving on the continent. Their 50 km speed limit >>> is the equivalent of a horrific 31 mph. > >> I thought 50km was the equivalent to about 35mph?.....no? > > No. It's 31mph almost exactly. > > Similarly, the 150kph on some Italian autostrada is closing on 95mph. > > Righto, ta. Bod
From: mileburner on 1 Jul 2010 13:08 "bod" <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:893s92FjsaU1(a)mid.individual.net... > mileburner wrote: >> The problem is that if a few mph over is perceived as OK, perfectly safe, >> legal etc. It makes a mockery out of the posted limit and out of the law. >> Where *do* you draw the line? <rhetorical> >> >> That is why everyone should drive below the limit. > > I don't agree with that. There are plenty of roads that are ok IMO to > exceed the limit, if safe to do so. A virtually empty motorway at about 2 > in the morning can be perfectly safe to do so. Point of order. Driving a car in excess of 70mph cannot under any circumstances be "perfectly safe". > Years ago, I remember driving to Scotland and not seeing another car on > my side of the road for about an hour. > Would you still stubbornly stick to 70 or under in that situation? Personally I would drive between 60 and 70 to get reasonable fuel economy. If I were in a hurry I would probably drive faster with my eyes peeled for rozzers. But then I am rarely in that much of a hurry.
From: Adrian on 1 Jul 2010 13:49 "mileburner" <mileburner(a)btinternet.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > Point of order. Driving a car in excess of 70mph cannot under any > circumstances be "perfectly safe". Really? How do you figure that? Have you considered the speeds at which much motorway traffic travel, and the fact that motorways are the safest roads in the UK by a long chalk?
From: mileburner on 2 Jul 2010 01:59 "Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:8942plFr3eU1(a)mid.individual.net... > "mileburner" <mileburner(a)btinternet.com> gurgled happily, sounding much > like they were saying: > >> Point of order. Driving a car in excess of 70mph cannot under any >> circumstances be "perfectly safe". > > Really? How do you figure that? > > Have you considered the speeds at which much motorway traffic travel, and > the fact that motorways are the safest roads in the UK by a long chalk? That may be so. But it cannot be "perfectly" safe as a number of things could happen that could cause death or injury. Apart from the extremely unlikely (such as being struck by a meteorite) there are other things (unlikely but still quite possible) such as hitting debris on the carriageway, mechanical failure, another driver falling asleep, being drunk etc. etc etc. Fairly safe yes. Perfectly safe no.
From: Adrian on 2 Jul 2010 03:05
"mileburner" <mileburner(a)btinternet.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>> Point of order. Driving a car in excess of 70mph cannot under any >>> circumstances be "perfectly safe". >> Really? How do you figure that? >> >> Have you considered the speeds at which much motorway traffic travel, >> and the fact that motorways are the safest roads in the UK by a long >> chalk? > That may be so. > > But it cannot be "perfectly" safe as a number of things could happen > that could cause death or injury. Apart from the extremely unlikely > (such as being struck by a meteorite) there are other things (unlikely > but still quite possible) such as hitting debris on the carriageway, > mechanical failure, another driver falling asleep, being drunk etc. etc > etc. > > Fairly safe yes. Perfectly safe no. In that case, breathing is far from "perfectly safe". |