botach wrote:
The 30 limit has served us well for years . It is the misuse of it that has caused problems .
People are taught to drive "to the limit" - eg drive too slowly on a test and you'd fail - so newbies think that at all times they should be doing about 28 - even in a street lined with cars and kids on the pavement - my hair curls and my skin creeps at this .
What has the professional driving instructor been doing all this time - as far as i can see - teaching pupils to drive at 28 ( or fail ).
This reminds me of a conversation I had with my driving instructor when I was learning many years ago (well, 1987):
DS: "You can go a bit faster than this, you know."
JF: "But it's a 30 limit."
DS: "Yes, but it's one of those 30 limits where 33 is better than 27, if you know what I mean."
Imagine how that piece of commonsense advice would go down in today's camera-riddled environment...