The Northampton-Kettering A43 is busy and dangerous - why can't the speed limit be reduced from 60 mph to 50 mph. They do this on the M25 between Heathrow/M4 and the M3 - 50 mph is supposed to be the speed that is most efficient use of road capacity - ie at 50mph you get more vehicles on the road as they don't have to be spaced as far apar as at 70mph. Speed is a major contributor to road accidents and subsequent injury. This would have to be camera enforced of course.
Cars and lorries burn a lot less fuel at 50 than at 70 - a reduction in speed on this busy road would make a significant impact on air pollution and carbon emissions.
Lowering the speed limit from 60 (effectively 70) to 50 enforced by averaging cameras would cost a driver less than four minutes from Northampton to Kettering - surely saving lives and a higher capacity road and better environment is worth four minutes - who can't spare that?
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