Why the Govt won't raise the 40MPH speed limit for HGVs. 922


Wayne Stuart A couple of episodes from several years ago that give rise to my comment. Bad lane discipline I went to Slough yesterday, and got VERY annoyed with bad lane discipline :-( On a number of occasions I put my foot down on... I was riding my small (50cc go to work type) motorcycle home from work after an early turn. I was on a wide SC in a 40 mph limit with a good view of the road ahead and doing a little under the limit. Clearly visible was the backend of a queue (which was almost always there) at a roundabout. Why the Govt won't raise the 40MPH speed limit for HGVs. 923 oldbobford Yeah, not good :-( This post is about increasing the speed limits rather than breaking the speed limits... A car overtook me and dashed up to the back of the queue. When I got alongside the driver's window I got the driver to wind down the window and asked why they'd bothered to overtake. "I don't know" was the response. Again I was out on a bike (a bit bigger this time, 250cc) and was trundling along at about the limit in a 30 when a boy racer went tearing past. I continued with my trundling, stopped at a pedestrian crossing and let someone cross and continued. When I got to the next set of lights and pulled up at the white line, there was the boy racer. I just looked at him and shook my head. After we pulled away he didn't bother overtaking.