From DWMF:
Frankly, I see the raising of the limit as half (or even quarter) measures. A realistic global speed limit for motorways nowadays would be 100 m.p.h. All respectable modern cars can reach this speed with no trouble.
Vehicles (heavy lorries, ecocars with engines of less than 1 litre capacity, electric cars) who do not wish to drive at 100 can keep to lanes 1 and 2. In fact, there appears to be a de facto limit of 100 in lane 3 for the "executive express".
If motorists persist in exceeding 100 m.p.h., then I would consider that they do deserve to get nicked. That I would consider an unsafe speed, as most cars' tyres of not of sufficient grade to maintain this speed without excessive wobbling.
It is not speed that kills, but unsafe driving. Speed is used as a criterion simply because it is a property easily measured by machines. It is much more reliable to identify the maniacs by observing their lane-hopping.
Of course, I'm only scratching the surface, with what's wrong with British motoring law.
The GOS says: Can't fault your logic, but I find the idea of mixing old ladies (of either sex and any age) up with motorists doing 100 m.p.h. quite scary. There are always going to be people who don't want to drive quickly for whatever reason, and it doesn't matter how good a driver you are or how safe your own car, it can always be the other feller who causes your accident.
The most frightening experience I ever had was being driven by a German woman down one of the German motorways at over 100 m.p.h. in a crappy Ford Escort in a rainstorm. It was perfectly legal, but man, there wasn't a dry seat in the house! It wasn't so much the speed, it was the fact that she spent most of her time talking to the chap in the back seat!
God, I'm starting to sound like an old woman myself.
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