RMweb Gold russ p Posted December 9, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 9, 2014 I have started a petition after some pretty horrid runs up the A1 lately I'm sorry if I'm offending any lorry drivers on here but it may make the industry see sense and all set speed limiters to the same speed instead of using it to penny pinch! Also may to railfreight some good. Now posted actual link! Sorry Anyway please sign and pass onhttp://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/72688 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 So because a lorry wants to overtake another lorry you feel the need to start a petition to ban it! Maybe I should start a petition to limit all vehicles to 50mph on a dual carriageway, no conflict then! Easy answer is leave earlier and drive to the prevalent traffic conditions instead of leaving it to the last minute and then caning it, 70mph is a limit not a target. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted December 9, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 9, 2014 Well 15- 20 years ago the same journey in the same type of vehicle would take 3.5 hours now it takes 5 hours even with road improvements and that because the road haulage lot have fitted speed limiters. If they want to save money well keep off dual carrigeways, fine. but why should you or me have to spend more time driving just so they can undercut railfreight. I take it from your profile you're a driver? Well think of freight drivers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted December 9, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 9, 2014 Lorry operators do not fit speed limiters to save money, speed limiters are a legal requirement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Road Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Russ , This was done as an experiment on a stretch of the M42 between 7 am and 7pm ( now adopted ) . When I travel on this stretch ( in my lorry ) during these times it is usually one of two things that are holding up lane 1 - a slow car or a supermarket distribution truck doing 50 mph . It is very common on the continent to have ' no truck overtaking ' areas . If all trucks were to drive at their limited speed ( when road conditions are suitable ) I think it would save a lot of overtaking and holding you and me up . The rail freight side of things is for another discussion . Regards Mike b Ps I won't be joining you in signing your petition I am afraid . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david12345 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 If you think the A1 is bad try the A9 where the average speed cameras really put the brakes on everything. The best one is as soon as you hit a dual carriageway lorries now sit in both lanes one at 49mph the other one at 50 normally all the way to the single carriageway resuming. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Road Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 If you think the A1 is bad try the A9 where the average speed cameras really put the brakes on everything. The best one is as soon as you hit a dual carriageway lorries now sit in both lanes one at 49mph the other one at 50 normally all the way to the single carriageway resuming. A quote from a truck driver the day they started the speed cameras and the raised truck speed limit by 10 mph on the single carriageway bits amused me : " it now takes 15 minutes longer to do the journey " You can work that one out yourselves . M b Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edcayton Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Interestingly Mr Farage blames the immigrants for delaying him on the M4, making him late for an appointment. Ed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGC Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Lorries are limited to 56mph on dual carriageways and motorways because of a stupid law enforced on us by Brussels. The moment we can leave Europe and start to take control of our own laws again, we may be able to resolve the sort of troubles you're petitioning about. The problem we'll have then is finding politicians with the b4lls to tackle the problem, and when you look at the career politicians we currently have in power, I won't be holding my breath! Phil PS - I was told by the transport manager of a very large national fleet of lorries that when the 56mph limit was introduced, his accident rates climbed through the roof because on motorways his drivers would stick the pedal to the floor, then start to lose concentration and have accident. And this stupid law was introduced to supposedly cut the number of accidents involving lorries. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edcayton Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Also interestingly they have recently raise the lorry speed limit to 60 on dual carriageways. Not sure how the 56mph limiter gets round that. Ed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 One thing that I do agree with is that the A1 is a horrible road these days. You seem to be in the nearside lane held to 30mph, or in the outside lane holding up the guy behind who wants to do 90mph. The long and short of the problem is that there is too much traffic on the roads. Leaving Europe won't solve that problem (whatever Mr. Farage says) - it will just isolate the UK. However, that's enough - this is straying too close to politics! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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