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The Association of British Drivers (ABD) claim
the UK's motorway speed limit could be increased without compromising
safety - 12th November 2007
The
Association of British Drivers (ABD)
has said that the speed limit on the UK's motorways could be increased
without any greater risk to motorists.s
They also state
that authorities should not consider speeding on motorways to be a major
factor in road accidents.
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The ABD says that Britain should have more relaxed rules
on
motorway driving citing Germany as an example. German chancellor Angela
Merkel has recently rejected her party's call for speed restrictions on
their autobahns aimed at reducing CO2 emissions, with no mention of it being
on safety grounds.
Merkel also pointed out that traffic jams produce at least
as much CO2 emissions, if not more than speeding vehicles. Spokesman for the
ABD Nigel Humphries said "The fatality rates on unrestricted German
autobahns were similar to those on 55mph restricted US freeways, and most of
the UK's fatal motorway accidents involve HGVs that are limited to 56mph.
The speed limit on UK motorways could be raised to at
least 85mph without compromising safety or CO2 emissions. People should be
free to choose their own emissions/time balance like they are free to decide
how warm their house is.
Any government serious about reducing emissions should
remove the deliberate congestion causing measures that blight our towns and
cities." Such a move to increase speed limits would be welcomed by motorists
who have fallen foul of motorway speed limits, with the possibility of lower
car insurance if they have fewer points on their license. Statistics
produced by the Department for transport
show there were 3,150 UK road deaths in 2006. |
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