How Slow Can You Go?

[Dactylion]

...thinking about it....maybe I'm just a tulip driver?

It's become self aware

[Lance]

So half the weight of a bus.


Have you ever cursed the hazards that are too stupid to recognise physics trumps a sense of entitlement? Most sensible people have.

you mean cyclists and pedestrians?

No. But I treat them as unpredictable hazards and assume they will do the dumbest things.

[tazdevil]

Will taxi fares go up to cover increased journey time.
Will they need more NHS transport, school buses, community transport etc (these won't be in the extra 2 mins window) or will people at the first pickup have to get up at midnight?

Yes taxi fares will go up, already heard drivers bragging that 20mph is good for business.

Public transport and emergency services will be slowed down so fewer services and longer journey times, all for your benefit

[ladymuck]

Most metered taxi fares are based on a combination of time and distance, so I can definitely see them going up.

[ladymuck]

Yes taxi fares will go up, already heard drivers bragging that 20mph is good for business.

Public transport and emergency services will be slowed down so fewer services and longer journey times, all for your benefit

A bit disingenuous to say emergency services will be slowed down. They can overtake and exceed the speed limit when on blues.

[Gibbon]

A bit disingenuous to say emergency services will be slowed down. They can overtake and exceed the speed limit when on blues.

Yes, but normal NHS transport will be affected and a lot use taxis to areas not on a established route. I know this unfortunately.

[vetran]

[vetran]

A bit disingenuous to say emergency services will be slowed down. They can overtake and exceed the speed limit when on blues.

However when traffic is bunched up even on blues & twos they have to slow to a crawl.

[SueEllen]

Jaywalking doesn't exist in the UK it is a US thing.

Basically if you aren't travelling by a mode of transport that needs a license you have priority over those that do on the roads.

[SueEllen]

However when traffic is bunched up even on blues & twos they have to slow to a crawl.

And?

It happens where ladymuck lives. It is mainly caused by congestion which is caused by things like accidents and road works not a 20mph speed limit.

I live on part of a road that has had a 20mph speed limit since I've lived on the road - it doesn't stop emergency vehicles using it and going faster.