Britain plans to raise motorways’ speed limit 英國擬提高公路速限

Britain plans to raise motorways’ speed limit
英國擬提高公路速限
2011-10-06◎國際新聞中心

The government said on Thursday it was looking to raise the speed limit on the country’s motorways to 80 mph and that it intended to bring in the measure in 2013 if it got the backing of the public and campaigners.
英國政府週四表示，正研擬將公路速限提高到每小時80英里，如果獲得公眾與活動者支持，希望在2013年實施這項措施。

Transport Secretary Philip Hammond said they would launch a consultation later this year on whether to raise the limit from the current 70 mph level. "Now it is time to put Britain back in the fast lane of global economies and look again at the motorway speed limit which is nearly 50 years old, and out of date thanks to huge advances in safety and motoring technology," Hammond said.
英國運輸大臣哈蒙德表示，他們將在今年稍晚，就是否調高現行每小時70英里的速限展開諮詢。哈蒙德說：「是時候讓英國重返全球經濟快軌，重新審視已近50年歷史、且因安全與汽車科技大幅進展而不合時宜的速限了。」

"Increasing the motorway speed limit to 80 mph would generate economic benefits of hundreds of millions of pounds through shorter journey times. So we will consult later this year on raising the limit to get Britain moving."
哈蒙德指出：「提高速限至每小時80英里可縮短旅程時間，進而產生數億英鎊的經濟效益。因此今年稍晚我們就提高速限展開研議，好讓英國動起來。」

Initial work by the Department of Transport indicated that raising the limit to 80 mph provided the best balance between cost and benefits, and would bring it into line with many other EU countries.
運輸部的初步報告指出，提高速限到80英里，最能平衡成本效益，也能跟上其他許多歐盟國家。

新聞辭典

backing：名詞，支持。例句：If I go ahead with the plan, can I count on your backing?（如果我繼續這項計畫，我可以仰仗你的支持嗎？）

bring in：片語，引進，實施。例句：New safety regulations have been brought in.（新的安全規定已經實施。）

bring sth into line（with sth）：片語，使…與…一致。例句：He’d like to bring the pay of an Army private into line with that of a police constable.（他想將陸軍二等兵的薪資調到與警員一致。）