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Cut UK speed limits to reduce Iran war impact on consumers, thinktank urges
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 07 May 2026
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Going slower will just make congestion worse, cars spending more time on the road means more cars on the road.
This just sounds like a cynical way to make more money from speeding fines.
If the average speed of congested traffic is already below 20mph, how do you figure?
Traffic that isn't congested could become congested. Also half of congested traffic will be above average.
That assumes that the congestion is caused by the speed at which the cars travel, which it basically never is.
LOL, so raising speed limits will end traffic? and we've been wasting money building new highways this whole time!