Police Chiefs' Views on 31.1 Speed Limit
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THE chief constables of five counties through Which thi Lbridon-13i rmingham motorway runs think that it is too early yet to decide whether to impose a speed limit upon traffic using it. The Minister of Transport was told.•of their views after they had conferred on Monday.
The hard shoulders were criticized because they are :too narrow, but fog was considered to be the biggest problem.
When an accident' occurs, there delay longer than normal before flates can be put down by the police and a succession of vehicles may be'" piled up."
• Repair work to the motorway, where it ' had • subsided 'near Collingwood, was completed on Tuesday. Any 'regulations that the Minister may make for the motorway are likely to be considered only once the novelty of the new road has worn off. 5-le would find it difficult_ to justify a speed limit for a highway 'built for fast traffic when there is none• for other open roads.