Speed Limit On Sheffield Parkway Set To Be Cut?

[Cyclone]

4 hours ago, Crissie said:

The fact that I'm not burning any fossil fuel at that speed and over that part of the journey is a reasonable measure of efficiency - I  don't really know any other metric that could easily be applied.  My car doesn't suddenly become a gas-guzzling monster when the petrol generator kicks in, so even over longer journeys I'll consume less petrol at 65 than at 70, and costs me around 4 seconds for every mile.  Your posh 8-speed car (is it a Diesel engine?) might well give different results, I don't mind.  Whether you believe me or not, I'm happy with my assessment.

 

It's really not.  The fact is that the energy you are using came from either a power station or from you earlier burning some petrol.  There's no free lunch here.

 

Over a longer journey would be the way to measure it, 200 miles at 65mph compared to 200 miles at 70mph.  I expect the difference would be negligible.

 

No, my car is most definitely not a diesel.  I suspect that the difference for me between 65 and 70 would be measured in the fractions of a mile to the gallon at best.

4 hours ago, makapaka said:

Yes because banning the people using their cars countrywide will be much more straightforward than changing the 4mile stretch of the parkway speed limit by 20mph.

 

Very sensible.

It's something that might actually have a measurable impact on pollution, whereas a change to a 4 mile stretch of road will achieve basically nothing.  (Older 4 speed cars though are most likely all in the scrap yard, I can't imagine that there are many still running, and so it wouldn't be a very effective measure in itself).

4 hours ago, Padders said:

Seems to me that there are a lot of posters on this thread, whom seem to think they own the road.

I pay my road tax, insurance, clean and maintain my car to the highest standards.

I like to drive in a more sedate fashion than some on here.

I"m not an incompetent driver as some on here like to think.

I"m allowed on the road like anyone else, and always drive safely.

The problem is some on here have shown complete ignorance to the many thousands of drivers who drive in a sensible manner.

Learn some patience , and make allowances for people who don"t all drive cars with 8 gears.

You would fail your test for the way you drive.  If that's not a measure of lack of driving ability then I don't know what is.  It isn't sensible to drive in a way which would cause you to fail the most basic of driving ability tests.

3 hours ago, redbig said:

70mph is too fast on the parkway, 50-60 is about right. 

According to what measure?

[Cyclone]

4 hours ago, makapaka said:

Another sensible response.........

 

I have to drive on 30mph roads because you don't agree that the parkway should be all 50mph.

 

That doesn't make sense.

No, you should stay off the parkway because you find that 70 mph is too fast for comfort (if that is the case).  If you aren't comfortable at NSL, then stay off NSL roads, don't advocate the limit be lowered to your competence level.

3 hours ago, PRESLEY said:

Free flow at 70 then more severe accdents. 

Demonstrate that the parkway has a safety issue or can it.

3 hours ago, francypants said:

Seems to me that men who think they have to drive at the speed limit all the time in big cars have something to prove.   Small appendages come to mind.................

Nobody is trying to prove anything by driving at 70mph, they simply want to get to where they're going in a reasonable time.

It seems to me that those who are advocating a lowered limit are not very good drivers and want to reduce everyone's speed to the best they are capable of.

2 hours ago, PRESLEY said:

Dont talk daft. 

What makes 15 daft but 50 sensible, explain.

[Cyclone]

2 hours ago, tinfoilhat said:

It is literally impossible for traffic to flow at 70mph and you of all people know why. 

 

Thats why its is used to regulate traffic on busy motorways. Every vehicle on a motorway can do 50, so when an hgv moves into lane 3 nobody (should be) stamping on their breaks creating phantom jams so everything moves, albeit at 50 and not 70.  Mythbusters did an experiment on it and it was quite enlightening how the whole phantom jam thing works.

Not true at all when the traffic is light.  Perfectly possible for all the traffic to be doing 70.

[PRESLEY]

27 minutes ago, Cyclone said:

Not true at all when the traffic is light.  Perfectly possible for all the traffic to be doing 70.

All traffic ?   What about HGV's.  I tink youve been playing with your Scalextric too long Sonny Jim. 

Edited July 19, 2019 by PRESLEY

[rudds1]

3 minutes ago, PRESLEY said:

All traffic ?   What about HGV's.  I tink youve been playing with your Scalextric too long Sonny Jim. 

One driver recently got his rig up to 89 mph on the a66 and was overtaking cars on there. 

[PRESLEY]

13 minutes ago, rudds1 said:

One driver recently got his rig up to 89 mph on the a66 and was overtaking cars on there. 

Thats not big and not Clever.   Infact Stupid and deserves to be banned from driving for life. Anyhow how do you know  what speed he was doing have you got a speed gun or summat.  

[ANGELFIRE1]

44 minutes ago, PRESLEY said:

Thats not big and not Clever.   Infact Stupid and deserves to be banned from driving for life. Anyhow how do you know  what speed he was doing have you got a speed gun or summat.  

Doubtful he has a speed gun, but the copper who nabbed the speeding truck had. Clocked just shy of 90 mph.

 

Angel1.

[ECCOnoob]

5 hours ago, redbig said:

70mph is too fast on the parkway, 50-60 is about right. 

says who?   Please do furnish us with your expert knowledge in highway control and your qualifications.

 

You clearly know more than the qualified professionals at the highways agency who set the safe speed limits.

[Padders]

5 minutes ago, ECCOnoob said:

says who?   Please do furnish us with your expert knowledge in highway control and your qualifications.

 

You clearly know more than the qualified professionals at the highways agency who set the safe speed limits.

How many times......

70 is the MAXIMUM speed.. 71 is breaking the law.

Presley is quite right, 50/60 is about right.

[ECCOnoob]

19 minutes ago, Padders said:

How many times......

70 is the MAXIMUM speed.. 71 is breaking the law.

Presley is quite right, 50/60 is about right.

Oh really.  

 

So on your planet people driving at 30% BELOW the legally deemed safe limit is "about right" for a competent driver in a normal vehicle in normal conditions. 

 

So, lets just break that down further shall we.    You think its "about right" for built up areas to be filled with cars and buses trundling along at just barely 21mph and trucks and coaches on motorways to be drifting along at 39mph??

 

Why not go further into looney town.    What about those suicidal trains eh?   I mean 100mph + and people aren't even strapped in and sat down.     What about airplanes 600mph - sheer madness!!!.   Think about all those other planes they could bump into.  

 

Get a grip. 

Edited July 19, 2019 by ECCOnoob