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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.

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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