Nanny state strikes again.

[[SCUM] FeRoL]

Please sign this if you enjoy driving/riding on the open road at a decent speed.....

The government is planning to reduce the national speed limit to 50 miles per hour.

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/noNSLreduction/

[[SCUM] Leroy]

More badly thought out legislation which they try to legitimize by additionally labelling it as a [bogus] "green" initiative. Always tax rather than incentivize. Hopefully the next terrible government in power might have more sense...for a while.

Strangely my riding instructor was complaining I was too slow sometimes...(passed btw)

[[SCUM] FeRoL]

Yup agree totally mate, infact if this comes to pass I think I'll seriously consider leaving this country for good

[[SCUM] Miginty]

gaad zooks man, dont do somthing so rash, think of the children man...who will moraly degrade them

[[SCUM] FeRoL]

It's on the cards in the long run anyhoo, the womans Spanish ..... mmmm dry roads and sunshine

[[SCUM] Speedy]

This won't get voted in. Nor will a petition change it if they do.

[[SCUM] Leroy]

Should go to the G20 protests and shout about this and see how quickly I'd get beaten up by the sandal brigade

Mind you if I was going into the city this week I'd go sans stockbroker pinstripe and go super-toff with bowler/top hat/cane/chesterfield and if someone bothered me I'd shout some anti-capitalist slogan and they'd think I was a protestor

[[SCUM] McPhil]

hum... very interesting... *floors it in V8 5.5L engine at $1.78/gallon of petrol* What?! Sorry I can't hear you with the wind in my face at 80mph on the interstate...!!!

[[SCUM] FeRoL]

This is only for single carriage roads (ie. nice country roads) not motorways

What happens when you get to a bend at 80mph McPhil?

[[SCUM] Speedy]

I would allow this to happen if they were REALLY serious about road safety change. Like raising the motorway speed to 80mph and making roads past schools 20mph zones. Jesus I should run for transport minister, could do a damn better job than the 3 musketeers (Jim Fitzpatrick being my main direction of hate) do.

[[SCUM] Leroy]

While doing the bike lessons I realised how many stupid ******* there are around and they'll be stupid ******* at any speed

[[SCUM] FeRoL]

Speed isn't the main problem, driver education and training is IMO. Just slowing everyone down does nothing but frustrate and dumb down drivers.