I wonder what effects this would have on the local bird populations
My drive to work each morning involves travelling on a stretch of rural road which is about 6 miles long with no boundaries stopping animals such as cows, horses and donkeys wandering into the path of speeding cars. The limit is 40mph but it's mostly ignored.
As a consequence, around 40 such beasts are killed each year because the majority of people believe their need to drive at 20% above any given limit (for no other reason than satisfying their fragile egos) outweighs the lives and welfare of innocent animals.
So who's going to care less for the lives of a few birds when delivery of random crap from amazon is given priority?
It’s almost endorsed legally afaik. We were even taught this “rule” at school
The insane speeding on tight country roads in the UK is absolutely bizarre. It’s in no way safe but everyone does it. My friends dad died on a motorcycle by riding around country roads too fast. It should really be a 30 limit, even 20 considering the visibility, but people drive at 60, even along single file roads that require you to reverse if you come across an oncoming car