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I don't think it's so much about being smaller, more that there is only one set of rules for the whole country and those rules are more strongly enforced. Also,
by teamonkey 12y ago
I don't think it's so much about being smaller, more that there is only one set of rules for the whole country and those rules are more strongly enforced. Also, from what I can tell, the driving exam is far more rigorous in the UK.
- bsder 12y agoSpeeds in the UK are way slower than the US, and cars are way more expensive to run in the UK than the US. Consequently, everybody and their dog doesn't expect to drive a car in the UK.
- beejiu 12y agoI'm not sure we drive any slower in the UK. A residential road is 30mph (very rarely 20mph), country roads are 60mph and arterial and motorways are 70 mph. That seems comparable with speeds in the US.
- jameshart 12y agoDemonstrably and comically false (except on the running costs front - you're spot on there). Not only are UK motorway speed limits 70mph (and traffic speeds higher still), 70mph is also the limit on most dual carriageways, and major undivided roads have a 60mph limit. In the US you'll rarely find a road with no central divider with a limit above 45, and only major multilane highways go to 65 and higher limits (depending on state).