Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
20 MPH in residential areas are being introduced in many places around the world, because it is a good idea.

Yes cars are safer now, but there are a lot more of them on the road than there were 58 years ago, and the people driving them haven't got any better at it. Motorway speeds are generally slowed to ease congestion due to high volume of traffic, rather than safety
I would suggest the standard of driving has got considerably worse in the last 10 years or so. I drive a fair amount and the risks people take are frightening, along with numerous examples of very aggressive driving.