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speed limit is 80mph   AS MANY as 8% of drivers incorrectly
think the motorway speed limit is 80mph, according to an
AA/Populus survey.  This figure rises to 11% for over-65s, while
1% believe the motorway limit, which is 70mph, is only 60mph.
While only 4% of women thought the limit was 80mph, as many as
9% of men incorrectly gave the higher figure when polled.  The
survey of nearly 23,000 motorists also found that Scots and
those living in north-east England were most likely to think
80mph was the right answer.  Generally, young drivers were more
likely to be correct than those aged over 65 when asked what the
dual-carriageway speed limit was (70mph) and also the single-
carriageway limit (60mph).  The only speed limit over-65s knew
better than 18-to-24-year-olds was correctly identifying 30mph
as the limit in a built-up area with street lamps.  However,
although fewer 18-to-24-yea