Or, what former Top Gear presenters can tell us about road safety
“Wales’s 20mph speed limit has cut road deaths. Why is there still even a debate?” – Peter Walker
About a million years ago I rode a motorcycle on the road for the very first time.
It. Was. Brilliant!
I was travelling at the heady speed of 20mph and it felt like I was breaking all kinds of land speed records.
In actual fact I was going so slowly the instructor had to tell me to speed up!
And this is why, if I ruled the universe, everyone who wanted to learn to drive a car – and was able to do so – would first have to pass their motorcycle CBT.
Unless you’ve felt the force of the wind against your head and chest you have no real idea what speed is.
In the car bubble you are so cocooned from reality and distracted by the television that being expected to watch your speed becomes a major inconvenience.
But could it be that there are some benefits to driving slower?
Well, some of the results are in…
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