<P> The UK government publishes Reported Road Casualties Great Britain ( RRCGB ) each year , based on road traffic casualties data ( STATS19 ) reported to the police , which has been collected since 1949 , and with additional data going back to 1926 . The highest number of road fatalities recorded in a single year in GB was 9,196 in 1941 . The highest number of fatalities during peacetime was 7,985 for 1966 , following the introduction of the national 70 mph speed limit in 1965 and the year before the legal drink drive limit and the associated Breathalyzer laws were introduced . </P>
<P> The UK government publishes Reported Road Casualties Great Britain ( RRCGB ) each year , based on road traffic casualties data ( STATS19 ) reported to the police , which has been collected since 1949 , and with additional data going back to 1926 . The highest number of road fatalities recorded in a single year in GB was 9,196 in 1941 . The highest number of fatalities during peacetime was 7,985 for 1966 , following the introduction of the national 70 mph speed limit in 1965 and the year before the legal drink drive limit and the associated Breathalyzer laws were introduced . </P>
when did the 70 mph limit come in
when did the 70 mph limit come in
1965
1965