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Regarding the DoT report on truck drivers still going too
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fast (CM4-10July)-1 think if 75% are exceeding the speed limit of 40mph then you should be asking yourselves why and writing something about an outof-date piece of legislation.
It looks to me like whoever is behind this report obviously does not drive HGVs and has collated the information on uncongested and relatively straight roads.
The volume of traffic should determine the speed that the HGV will travel at. The largest percentage of HGV drivers are professionals and the percentage of accidents to miles travelled is still very small.
I have held my HGV licence for more than 50 years and the vehicle I drive today is fitted with all the latest safety devices. The trucks we were driving when the 40mph limit was introduced were antiquated and cannot be compared with the modern truck. Truck manufacturers will confirm my observations.
Car drivers detest HGVs. Why? Because trying to overtake HGVs frustrates them on their journeys. I am not suggesting HGV vehicles should speed, but if they were allowed to go with the flow of the traffic many accidents would be avoided.
The Right Honourable John Spellar recognised, when he was at the RNA convention in °pie, that we had a problem with the 40mph speed limit and that speed cameras were causing accidents as vehicles suddenly braked to avoid detection. I pointed out to him that it was just another stealth tax on our industry. We were promised that this would be looked into, but like so many other transport matters it is not considered urgent. Hence the car driver is left with the frustration of trying to overtake relatively slow-moving lorries.
Scotland has the misfortune of having fewer motorways and dual carriageways than the rest of the country. The M9 and Al are the most dangerous roads and there are many accidents caused by long queues of traffic trying to overtake HGVs. Andrew slack, Andrew Black Haulage 8,, Storage, Dram, North Berwick.