Trivial Pursuit

[Martin]

Ok, where and how fast was the world's first motor vehicle speed limit regulation?

[Big J R]

Right ! I'll try this one of the top of my head without using The Web.

 

If memory serves, it was in England and it was a massive 4 m.p.h.

[Martin]

England is the place I had on the card but the speed limit was surprisingly higher (although that should not be taken to mean stupidly high).

[EFC_Callum]

7 m.p.h

[Harry J Allstars]

10 mph?

[David Holden]

I believe that it was 12 mph.

[Martin]

None of those are what I had....

[Harry J Allstars]

60 mph?

[Martin]

Hell no.

[David Holden]

OK I'll go for 2mph brought in by the Locomotive Act (Red Flag Act)in 1865

[Big J R]

D.H. is probably correct, I seem to recollect him telling me that he remembers reading about in in the paper. Sometime before the Titanic disaster.

 

Watcha reckon, Martin ??

[David Holden]

Well that's where you are wrong JR.

 

If I had read about it, I wouldn't have got the bleeding ticket.

[Martin]

Again not the answer I had. My source really could be pretty crappy. They indicated that the regulation was imposed in England in 1903. Somewhat higher than 2mph.

[Harry J Allstars]

20mph

[David Holden]

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Martin said:
Again not the answer I had. My source really could be pretty crappy. They indicated that the regulation was imposed in England in 1903. Somewhat higher than 2mph.

Have a look here Martin

[Martin]

David is of course spot on although the answer I had was the 20mph one given by Harry and referred to on the link.

 

I am going to stop relying on the T2 as the source of my questions as they seem to be regularly wrong.

[Harry J Allstars]

So who's go is it then?

[David Holden]

The most effective Anti-tank weapon of WWII was the German 88mm. But it wasn't designed as an anti-tank gun, what was it designed as?

[Harry J Allstars]

Isn't it my go, I did after all get the answer that was on the card. If you know what I mean.

[David Holden]

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David is of course spot on