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Controversial speed limit rise planned

Ministers are set to debate proposals which could lead to a rise in the motorway speed limit to 80mph.

If passed the new limit could be in place within months and move UK speed limits closer to those on Continental Europe. It is thought that the limit will increase to 80 on motorways such as the M4 and M5 to help drivers going on holiday though the 70mph limit may well stay in place on roads such as the M25.

Road Safety minister Mike Penning has said that the benefits to the economy of shorter journey times would have to be weighed against possible road safety implications. Those in favour of the move say that cars are far more advanced today compared to 1964 when the 70 mph limit was set and they can now cruise easily at 80mph.

However, the Parliamentary Advisory Council on Transport Safety is urging the plans to be scrapped. It says that such a move would increase motorway casualties by between five and 10%. The speed limit is currently 81mph in Italy and France while there is no speed limit at all on the German Autobahn network.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1365999/MPs-push-80mph-motorway-speed-limit-summer-break.html

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