During 2009 the government consulted on reducing speed limits on these roads to 50 mph saying that'crashes were more likely on rural parts of the road network, upon most of which the national speed limit of 60mph applies'.
During 2009 the government consulted on reducing speed limits on rural roads on which 52% of fatalities had occurred in the previous year to 50 mph. They explained that'crashes were more likely on rural parts of the road network, upon most of which the national speed limit of 60mph applies'.