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Nearly Sane

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Council pushes for lower speeds on M8 in Glasgow
« on: April 05, 2023, 04:49:08 PM »
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-65178708
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Re: Council pushes for lower speeds on M8 in Glasgow
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2023, 06:14:25 PM »
Make it 30mph in rush hour, that will halve journey times!
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Re: Council pushes for lower speeds on M8 in Glasgow
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2023, 06:43:09 PM »
IIRC, James May said that is speed went up by 10mph, the fuel used would increase  by 10% as well (possibly on the lines  of logarithmic calculations?).
There are a few roads that people used to speed along that now have average speed  cameras; they're easier to drive now and it doesn't  take me any longer.
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Re: Council pushes for lower speeds on M8 in Glasgow
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2023, 07:12:46 PM »
Quote from: SqueakyVoice on April 05, 2023, 06:43:09 PM
IIRC, James May said that is speed went up by 10mph, the fuel used would increase  by 10% as well (possibly on the lines  of logarithmic calculations?).
There are a few roads that people used to speed along that now have average speed  cameras; they're easier to drive now and it doesn't  take me any longer.
There's also lots of stuff that suggests that s speed of around 50 - 60 mph is the most efficient, and pollutes less.
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