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:>: Because 71 becomes 80, then 90, then 100, then you go into a little dip
:>: with local freezing fog you couldn't see from half a mile back, and you
:>: hit black ice and go into a spin, crash through the barrier and kill
:>: three people in the oncoming car on the other side of the road.
:>
:So 71 is not more dangerous, but 100 in conditions where freezing fog and
:black ice may occur is, so the simple equation

:  (71 on empty motorway) = (100 in fog and ice)

:clears up any confusion. Glad we've got that sorted.

Fine.  So there's no problem with 71mph on an empty motoryway.

How do you feel abut 72?

G
(PS I hope our readers won't object to about 60 more followups
in this thread; the smarter readers can skip them once they get the
point...)