Speed limit imposed on british motorways

A permanent 70mph speed limit was just one step on the road to improved motorway safety

The 70mph motorway limit was introduced thanks to a certain AC Cobra’s high-speed antics, right? Guess again. We separate fact from fiction 60 years on

DAVID SIMISTER EDITOR AUSTIN WESTMINSTER A90/A105 BMC ...

STOW-ON-THE-WOLD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE

It’s 5pm on a September weekday in Guildford, Surrey. For an hour, members of Surrey Police’s Vanguard Road Safety team have been stopping motorists to warn them about the dangers of driving under the

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