More concerns about potential speed increase on motorways

There was a lot of hubbub a few months ago when the government announced that it was thinking of raising the motorway speed limit to 80mph.

Well, there’s still a lot of discussion going on about the potential speed increase.

Most recently, the Road Safety Foundation checked the 4,350 miles of motorway in the UK and raised concerns about the fact that there are not very many crash barriers along these high-speed road-ways.

Furthermore, along some stretches of highway the trees have been planted dangerously close to the roadside and some crash barriers haven’t been repaired or replaced after a previous incident, leaving them weak and unable to sustain the force of another accident.

The AA agreed with the charity, stating, “Some stretches of motorway are more suitable for 80mph than others.

“If you don’t have adequate central reservation barriers, a hard shoulder and variable speed limit message signs then the road is not safe for 80mph.”

The government plans to review all the positives and negatives of increasing the speed limit later on this year.

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