Originally Posted by
MikeyMK
Cars themselves have a lot to answer for.
20mph in a 1962 Austin Cooper on a residential street is involving, and raising the speed to 30mph is very noticeable.
20mph in any 2017 family car is mind-numbingly dull, takes up twice the road, 30-40mph comes with little notice and it's no wonder pedestrians, cyclists and other drivers are nothing but an inconvenience to proceedings.
Bring back the 500kg bubble car, strip out all the airbags and padding, and we'll soon see different attitudes.
Funny you should mention that... my wife has a lead foot... I cannot make her drive the speed limit... no matter how much I whine. I just realized a new trick though... I open the windows and sun roof, and the rush of incoming air and noises cause her to slow down. It's subtle, but it works.