Unfortunately I find that cars have gone from a ‘fun to drive’ object to a utilitarian object to get myself & loved ones safely from point A to point B. Cars used to be fun, but the imposition of senseless speed limits (Surrey is one of the worst counties) both irritates and removes any pleasure from driving. As a result I no longer really care what I drive provided it is safe, comfortable and economical.
I’m not ranting against speed limits. In fact I think in some areas (around schools for example) mandatory 20mph limits make a lot of sense, but to stick a 40mph limit on a country road with a half mile visibility and no houses adjacent to the road is plain daft. Equally, I would rant against cones with no workers anywhere in sight, or Highways England’s malicious use of stop/go restrictions on the M25.
70mph Motorway limits were possibly appropriate in the 60s when cars took half a mile to stop, but they should be increased to cater for the better/safer driving conditions of the 21st century! There should also be a public right of appeal against inappropriate use of restrictions just because a doddery County Councillor (think Surrey) lives on a road.
Inappropriate restrictions make my blood boil.
