jont- wrote:If the goal of speed limits is a realistic safe maximum for a section of road Then you can get into discussing whether penalties for exceeding them make sense.
I think there are moves to use lower speed limits to improve air quality.
jont- wrote:If the goal of speed limits is a realistic safe maximum for a section of road Then you can get into discussing whether penalties for exceeding them make sense.
Horse wrote:jont- wrote:If the goal of speed limits is a realistic safe maximum for a section of road Then you can get into discussing whether penalties for exceeding them make sense.
I think there are moves to use lower speed limits to improve air quality.
jont- wrote:Horse wrote:I think there are moves to use lower speed limits to improve air quality.
Ah yes, better we live longer so we can spend more time in our cars getting around
If we need any sort of limits, it's more minimum speed limits.
jont- wrote: If we need any sort of limits, it's more minimum speed limits.
Horse wrote:jont- wrote:Horse wrote:I think there are moves to use lower speed limits to improve air quality.
Ah yes, better we live longer so we can spend more time in our cars getting around
Perhaps spare a thought for the health of those who live, walk and cycle alongside the roads?
Published today:
http://www.ciht.org.uk/en/media-centre/ ... uth-london
Brixton Road has reached its annual air pollution limit for 2018 inside one month.
The south London congestion hotspot became the first road in the capital to meet the limit of acceptable exposure to nitrogen dioxide for the second year running. But the situation seems to have improved slightly, as last year Brixton Road reached its annual limit in just five days
Horse wrote:jont- wrote: If we need any sort of limits, it's more minimum speed limits.
Yes, that'll work well when the roads are congested . . .
jont- wrote: I don't have much sympathy for anyone stupid enough to live or try and drive in a big city.
jont- wrote: about noise levels on the tube being high enough to damage hearing? Perhaps we should ban the underground too.
jont- wrote: Take enough licenses away from people and we can fix that one too
Horse wrote:jont- wrote: I don't have much sympathy for anyone stupid enough to live or try and drive in a big city.
It's not just in urban areas like high streets, pollution levels are also increasing alongside major arterial routes, coincidentally where Highways England are considering implementing variable speed limits to improve flow and so reduce emissions from the acceleration-braking cycle.
GTR1400MAN wrote: Vehicles sitting still cause more pollution
Horse wrote:Do any bikes have engine stop-start systems? [Yes filtering yada yada ]
GTR1400MAN wrote: My Clio has it to get through some emissions hoops. I have to turn it off each time I start the engine as it can't be permanently switched off on off on off on off on off
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