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From: stuart@sdchema.UUCP (Stuart Oatley)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: "farce and American autobahns?!?!"
Message-ID: <180@sdchema.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 22-Jun-84 17:12:41 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 22 17:12:41 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 27-Jun-84 19:37:40 EDT
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Organization: UC San Diego Chemistry Dept.
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The speed limit on British motorways was never 55mph.  The limit on
non-divided roads was reduced from 70mph to 50mph in the times of the '73 oil
crisis, but this was subsequently raised to 60mph.  There is some discussion
at present about raising the motorway speed limit to 80mph.