UK motorway speeds get cut from 70 mph to 60 mph

Highways England has kicked off a 12-month trial on sections of motorway in England.

In 2019, the transport sector accounted for 34% of the UK’s total carbon emissions, according to GOV.UK. It’s also the UK’s largest producer of emissions.

The UK has set itself an ambitious target to become a zero-carbon country by 2050.

But we won’t reach that target unless the government takes greater action. That’s according to Energy Institute’s Energy Barometer report.

To that end, Highways England has cut the speed limit on certain sections of motorway to 60 mph.

This is part of a trial that it hopes will help bring road emissions down to legal levels.

But one in four (26%) people think it’s not worth the inconvenience*.

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[70 mph = 113 km/h, 60 mph = 97 km/h]