How Safe Are They?

[TWR]

Britain's Motorways,

[fruitsalad]

I can assure you I was doing nearly 70 and the Hgv was up my backside so that particular one was most certainly not governed at 56 mph don't know where the hell he thought I could go to get out of his or her way unless of cause I could of taken off and flew over the rest of the traffic...nice thought

[EcclesCake]

TWR, I've often seen your derogatory comments about Stobart drivers, describing them as 'Glory Boys', why?

[Baldric]

sloopy, my post @ 13:17, similar thing

[humbersloop]

exactly balders

and the motorway road speed limit on hgvs is actually 60mph, the governors are just set at 58/56 mph as a matter of expediency

and just to go back to the op, as safe as the numpty six vehicles in front is going to make them in the next second

[mushroom25]

//and the motorway road speed limit on hgvs is actually 60mph, the governors are just set at 58/56 mph as a matter of expediency//

not strictly true HS, inasmuch as the lower speed is not set for expediency, but because it's the law - http://www.vosa.gov.uk/vosa/repository/Speed%20Limiters%20-%20New%20Regulations%20-%20Table%20of%20dates.pdf

- which gives us the ridiculous situation of a speed limit for certain classes of vehicle, which they're not legally allowed to travel at.

[humbersloop]

point taken mushroom

although some hgvs are now being governed at 52/53 mph to enforce fuel economy

[TWR]

Humber although not an Issue, the Speed limit in the EU is 80Ks for HGVs, That rule I understand is to be brought into the UK apart from what you say about saving fuel which is correct.

[Baldric]

80kph, that's 50mph, seems slow.

[TWR]

That's what I understand Baldric, then you will see the hold ups, EU Rules.

[humbersloop]

so now we can expect a load more cars sitting in the middle lane doing 60 instead of 70??

[TWR]

Some in Brussels are very thoughtful.

[douglas9401]

A quick swatch at the rear of an ASDA artic and youl'll see a sticker to the effect that the company takes YOUR safety seriously and therefore speed limits on trunks roads will be 40 mph, dual carriageways 50 mph and motorways 60mph.
They must be fairly well monitored as anyone who has the joy of sitting at 40 mph on the A9 for many miles will tell you.
My problem with them is that my vehicle is restricted to 50 mph on trunk roads and 56 overall but the big boys won't allow me to pass on the dual carriageway and let me get on my way before they slow back down to 40.
There's not a massive difference in the time it takes me to drive the route but, as the signs say, 'frustration causes accidents'.

[TWR]

They are all tracked Douglas, a lot of the public do not understand this & think the driver is been bloody awkward, "to the General Public" they are not, if they are caught going over the limit, the company knows excacly where the truck is, the driver can loose his job.

[Hopkirk]

Douglas, it's not Asda policy that restricts them to 40 on single carriageways. That's the legal speed limit.

What vehicle are you driving?