This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Under speeding is not enforced by the police where as speeding is.
If the road is virtually straight and the speed limit is 60. I am constantly faced with vehicles doing 30 to 40 mph these vehicles drive past the police with no problem.
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Since the first implementation of the UK speed limits and stopping distances what was based on a vehicle which had brakes designed to only stop from 70 only, the UK speed limits and braking distances have not been correctly revised, but the speed limits have been decreased in areas from 60 to 50.
On the current UK driving test going under the speed limit is classed as a fail unless held up by I.e. a tractor and no passing place is available.
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