
although Jeremy is a rather over-opinionated twunt and his views about speed limits don't hold water 70mph is a reasonable enough speed you can really do some road-kill at much lesser speeds ;)
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Thu 13 Nov 2008, 18:26,
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but you are mad. There is no such thing as being over opinionated. Just teats that are uncomfortable with having others brave enough to speak out.
Also There should be no national speed limits set. There should just be reasonable limits set for roads determined by the circumstances.
120mph on the M1 at 3am in the morning should be no bother to anyone.
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Thu 13 Nov 2008, 18:33,
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Also There should be no national speed limits set. There should just be reasonable limits set for roads determined by the circumstances.
120mph on the M1 at 3am in the morning should be no bother to anyone.

I'm a busdriver for a living and the majority of near-misses involving motorists cutting up the bus I'm driving is down to idiots who think they can drive at high speeds and obviously can't. 120mph on a motorway is dangerous at anytime of the day - are you absolutely sure that your tyre isn't going to explode, perhaps after hitting a stone or piece of junk you find of all roads? It's really not necessary if you want to speed go to a circuit.
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Thu 13 Nov 2008, 18:37,
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but speed on the motorway for me has nothing to do with thrills, certainly not at my age. I just hate travelling and the sooner I can get anywhere the better.
I've driven the Nürburgring a few times and was a grass track racer in my youth and now have my advanced license.
I'm not advocating idiocy, just that I think speed restrictions should be road specific for the circumstances on that road rather than just being blanket national restrictions.
Just my opinion of course.
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Thu 13 Nov 2008, 18:42,
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I've driven the Nürburgring a few times and was a grass track racer in my youth and now have my advanced license.
I'm not advocating idiocy, just that I think speed restrictions should be road specific for the circumstances on that road rather than just being blanket national restrictions.
Just my opinion of course.

if you can prove you can handle driving at speed and are fully aware of the hazards of speeding then perhaps you should have a higher National Speed limit for those drivers - however what I have learnt is that "Monkey See, Monkey Do" and Top Gear does a lot of Monkeying about.
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Thu 13 Nov 2008, 18:48,
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and then ignore everyone who tells you you're full of shit?
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Thu 13 Nov 2008, 18:48,
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in zero visibility
:)
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Thu 13 Nov 2008, 18:57,
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:)

I have always wondered if there was something to that
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Thu 13 Nov 2008, 18:49,
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which is why I like Top Gear and it does push the boundries of comedy/info entertainment whatever you classify Top Gear as. But it's not really the Clarkson's of the world we need to fear but the wannabe Clarkson's who are on our roads everyday in every city.
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