[IH1]

Absolutely shocking!

[burns863]

Quote:

The article came back to haunt me today as i plodded along the M60 roadworks at 40mph how ridiculously slow I was going.

I thought the exact same thing. Thing that gets to me aswell with those roadworks is, arent they meant to be replacing the pink tarmac like they did further up the motorway? I Believe this to be true, which makes me wonder, whats the need for the 40mph section being as long as it is? It stretches way way onto the black tarmac!

But back to the topic, I agree, if i had to drive at that speed all the time on the motorway, i would fall asleep too. and also have to give up my job as it takes me an hour at present each way

It wont happen though

[zyo]

Quote: Originally Posted by Harpo (original)

It'll never happen, because if you upset the motorist, you upset the voter!

I hope you're right but i doesn't seem to be stopping them at the moment. Unfortunately i've seen a survey somewhere recently that stated that people wouldn't stop using their cars even if the costs doubled, that sort of thing makes for good reading for the government because they know they can keep on robbing the motorists to prop up their half baked ideas.

[Shaun]

Quote: Originally Posted by burns863 (original)

I thought the exact same thing. Thing that gets to me aswell with those roadworks is, arent they meant to be replacing the pink tarmac like they did further up the motorway? I Believe this to be true, which makes me wonder, whats the need for the 40mph section being as long as it is? It stretches way way onto the black tarmac!

But back to the topic, I agree, if i had to drive at that speed all the time on the motorway, i would fall asleep too. and also have to give up my job as it takes me an hour at present each way

It wont happen though

M60 Junctions 1-2 Stockport
The Highways Agency will be undertaking major maintenance work on the M60, Junction 1-2, Stockport.

Improvements to the carriageway, drainage system, safety fences and lighting will begin on 13th October. The work is expected to take 6 months to complete.
For the safety of both motorists and the workforce, traffic will be managed in five phases.
Phase 1 will be in place from 13th October to 27th November 2006.

• Between 5am and 9pm there will be hard shoulder closures and three narrow lanes running on both carriageways. A temporary 40mph speed limit will apply to traffic travelling in both directions. Speed cameras will be used to record average speed.
• Between 9pm to 5am there will be hard shoulder and lane closures on both carriageways. One lane will be running in both directions. A temporary 40mph speed limit will apply. Speed cameras will be used to record average speed.
• The next phases of traffic management will be announced in November 2006.

Afraid to say ZYO is right there is no conveneint alternative my house to any were is Bus walk & train to Manchester at least an hour or one bus over an hour then walk to train station or train to airport. So they can charge what they want and well just stump up the cost.

[burns863]

Cheers for that shaun! I got told that they were replacing the pink tarmac! Duh

I agree... carrs are a necessite, people, probab;y including me, will continue to pay whatever happens Which i suppose is quite bad really. But if i didnt have my car I couldnt earn, or go to uni!

[MINIMANIAUK]

I thought that the majority of road deaths were not on motorways,so it seems a little odd to try to reduce deaths by limiting speeds on motorways, sometimes things are put out of perspective, if death rates are of concern why has so little been done in areas such as MRSA in hospitals, or death rates caused by police persuits (which I believe is quite high taken as a % of total) indeed its hard to get number specifics such as since spending millions on putting speed bumps around schools(yes it is horrific to think of kids being run over)but could more have been achieved by having proper road surfaces on our roads for example, no government seems to qualify any of its road safety campaigns in terms of specific reductions only general total numbers,

[RVW]

They don`t need to legislate al lthey have to do is let more Tesco/Sainsbury/Morrison lorries on the road They only travel at 40mph where ever

[Lawrothegreat]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cardo (original)

The article mentions two mp's. Two. As if they're going to get anywhere.

Exactly, the whole thing is rather silly. Two MPs are not able to instigate change that easily. AutoExpress must have been rather short of stories to report on.

The reality would be that everyone would still try to drive the same distances as before (e.g. 500 miles a day) except it would take much longer, everyone would be so much more tired, and therefore it is possible roads could become more dangerous.

In addition, changing speed limits from mph to kph would be expensive despite the claims of the MPs as speedometers in all cars would have to be changed. This is no simple job.

[Hugo]

Majority of cars couldn't cope with 20mph - 50mph limits. I found it hard in 1.3 8v fiesta sitting at30mph never mind 20mph in a MC. Turbo cars are going to suffer.