Rise in HGV Speed Limit
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 10:47 am
http://highwaysmagazine.co.uk/speed-limit-for-hgvs-to-increase/
Interesting article where by the argument for the increase is based on the current 40mph for a single carriageway national speed limit is outdated "a speed limit set in the 1960s and at odds with other large vehicles on our roads."
Also interesting to think that HGVs travelling at 50mph will discourage dangerous overtaking? My own experience is that the majority of "risky" overtakes of HGVs involves the HGV travelling at 50-56mph (recent speed surveys on a single carriageway up here showed 95% of HGVs exceeding the 40mph limit).
Interesting article where by the argument for the increase is based on the current 40mph for a single carriageway national speed limit is outdated "a speed limit set in the 1960s and at odds with other large vehicles on our roads."
Also interesting to think that HGVs travelling at 50mph will discourage dangerous overtaking? My own experience is that the majority of "risky" overtakes of HGVs involves the HGV travelling at 50-56mph (recent speed surveys on a single carriageway up here showed 95% of HGVs exceeding the 40mph limit).