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Councils and the HA are mis-using speed limits

Paul Biggs, Director and environment spokesman, Association of British Drivers, Tamworth, Staffs
12 November 2010
The Highways Agency applies too many unjustified lower speed limits on the M42 managed motorway in the West Midlands, says Paul Biggs
The Highways Agency applies too many unjustified lower speed limits on the M42 managed motorway in the West Midlands, says Paul Biggs

 

Edward Gibbins indulges himself with inane waffle about speed and the Association of British Drivers (ibid).

A substantial proportion of dangerous drivers are illegal in terms of documentation or impairment, or both. Dangerous driving can’t be simply equated with exceeding an often arbitrary number on a pole set by a council officer called ‘Jo’ against police expert advice.

Genuinely dangerous drivers are a hazard at any speed. Indeed, the likes of the “ladies of...

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