Reading the news about the raising of the speed limit I wondered momentarily if it were April Fools' rather than St Michael's Day.
But I note the Gruaniad's paragraph:
"The existing 70mph limit was set in 1965. The government argues that cars are significantly safer since then, with a fall of 75% in the numbers of people killed every year on British roads since then."
.... from which, momentarily, I drew the moral that Dave's boys and girls want to raise the speed limit to bring that hint of danger back to the mundane world of motoring. Jeremy Clarkson would approve.
"It also says that up to 49% of drivers are currently breaking the top speed limit."
....which implies if everybody went out stealing, the Government would legalise theft.
Of course, if we drive faster we use more fuel and the government receives more revenue - 20% more if the talking heads are to be believed.
ReplyDeleteSurely that's far too cynical ...
If its good enough for neutrinos...
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