http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18840110
adding this bit of info as background on the MP...Speed limits on many rural roads in England could be cut from 60mph to 40mph under government proposals.
The reduction should be considered by councils on roads with "many bends or junctions", the Department for Transport (DfT) says in draft guidance.
Some 49% of road deaths in 2010 in the UK took place on single carriageway rural roads with a 60mph speed limit.
Tory Road Safety Minister Mike Penning said it was "vital that speed limits are suitable for local conditions".
The vast majority of rural single-carriageway roads are subject to the national speed limit of 60mph.
Under the plans, which are open to public consultation, a reduction to 40mph should also be considered where there is "substantial development" or where there are "a considerable number" of horse-riders, pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.
MPs' expenses: Tory frontbencher Mike Penning claimed for dog bowl
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... -bowl.htmlMike Penning, a front bench Conservative MP who claimed two years ago that the Army spent more feeding its dogs than its soldiers, charged the taxpayer for the cost of his own pet’s bowl.
Firestorm owners of the world unite; you have nothing to lose but your cam chain tensioners...
A lot of those roads they are talking about are so congested at times that one can't go faster than 40 anyway. What it does mean is more revenue from speeding tickets though.
