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MV Agusta Boss Supports Speed Limit Increase in Italy
MV Agusta Boss Supports Speed Limit Increase in Italy

28 Jan 2010, 10:19 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Italian government is to consider raising the speed limit on its motorways to 150 km/h (93 mph), from the existing 130 km/h (81 mph) level, in 2010, and MV Agusta president Claudio Castiglioni i...

 
UK: Some Motorways Will Have 60 MPH Limits
UK: Some Motorways Will Have 60 MPH Limits

30 Dec 2009, 11:36 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The UK government is planning a new traffic restriction, named “controlled motorways”: a permanent 60 mph limit could be imposed on up to 250 miles of the national motorway network, auto...

 
British Millionaire Sets Speeding Record on Spanish Road
British Millionaire Sets Speeding Record on Spanish Road

14 May 2009, 07:29 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Alan McGregor Heron, who is originally from Glasgow, has been arrested by the Spanish police after he was caught speeding on the A-92N motorway at Baza last week, setting a new speeding record in th...

 
London to Have Satellites that Control Speed
London to Have Satellites that Control Speed

12 May 2009, 10:47 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / So long, high speed fun...A trial involving a sophisticated in-car computer could soon temper speeders from space as a  satellite will be used to detect the speed limit on a particular road and...

 
Finnish Millionaire Fined 111,888 Euros for Speeding
Finnish Millionaire Fined 111,888 Euros for Speeding

10 Mar 2009, 09:43 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / How would it be like to pay speeding tickets according to your revenue per day? Those who earn less would pay cheaper fines, while millionaires would have to pay big bucks for their mistakes. As...

 
UK Government: Speed Limit on Rural Roads Reduced to 50 Mph
UK Government: Speed Limit on Rural Roads Reduced to 50 Mph

10 Mar 2009, 09:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Apart from installing speed cameras without warning signs to let the motorists know what to expect in the area, it seems that the UK Government is thinking about more ways to improve road safety. ...