Just a quick heads up for those that may not be aware.From today (6 April 2015) HGV's can now do 50mph on single carriageways and 60mph on dual carriageways. Be aware that a gap you may previously have pulled out in could be closing much faster than before.
It was previously 40 and 50mph. The change in law is supposed to prevent drivers making dangerous overtakes out of frustration and also to reflect the advances in braking technology.
Where did you get this info imax?
does that still mean I can still undertake in my van at 100. lol when they sit there eating yorkie bars,
Trucks have been limited to 50mph???????? Is that for real?
It is a EU ruling for speed limiters and is 90 Kph, which is near enough 56 mph. Operators can choose a lower limit for their truck if they wish but 60 mph setting for the limiter would be breaking the law.
So how come highway code and UK government say max speed for trucks is 60 on motorways and not 56?It's not an EU ruling, it's a EU directive, meaning that's what they'd like the individual countries to aim for. It's much the same within my line of work, EU says one thing but UK law says another, I deliver dangerous goods and as long as we don't go outside of UK, we don't need to worry about the EU directives. It is a pain trying to remember all the foccin different rules though!
Quote from: sinto607276 on 06 April 2015, 10:06:06 pmBecause the EU are dicks, and we'd be better rid of them (the political union, at least. The EC made sense, the EU was foist upon us)."here here" (in a sort of political sound) lolLimax, I presume you drive a truck from your statements, from what I gathered from asking some police friends, yes, someone has them;-) anyway....they say, "if you are going faster than the speed limiter you are actually freewheeling and therefor not in control of the vehicle and could be charged with such if you are involved in an incident and deemed to have caused it by not being in control of your vehicle"
Because the EU are dicks, and we'd be better rid of them (the political union, at least. The EC made sense, the EU was foist upon us).
Quote from: imax on 06 April 2015, 05:53:24 pmIt was previously 40 and 50mph. The change in law is supposed to prevent drivers making dangerous overtakes out of frustration and also to reflect the advances in braking technology. Why don't they raise the limits for Bikes and cars by 10mph if this is the reasoning, strange logic
The idea is to decrease the speed difference of the vehicles, not increase it