General: Revision of Motorway Speed Limits and Rules

[Dibble]

Originally Posted by volvorocks

True.

If I did drive a truck I personally would like it to be unlimited.

So why would I say this when I believe they should be limited to 56mph or 60mph. Hypocrisy maybe? One rule for me another rule for others?

Well for the same reason as I drive vehicles with top speeds ranging from about 100mph to 145mph yet I keep to the speed limits.

If I drove a truck on congested motorways I would "self limit" my speed to say the 56mph yet on a totally empty motorway , if it was legal and safe I would do say 70mph, as yes I would get frustrated toddling along at 56mph day in day out - especially when it is safer to go faster.

Thing is though how many truckers have such self discipline....or for that matter car drivers......?

regards

I admire your honesty but would also add that the majority of truck drivers would drive according to the conditions pertaining at that time as do the vast majority of the motoring public. And you are quite correct when you say toddling along at 56mph. Could you imagine going from Aberdeen to Birmingham at 56mph! And that is only motorway. 50mph on dual carriageways and 40mph on two way roads. But also remember this speed is decreed by EC law i.e 90kph, a fine all round figure! Perhaps if we all complained to our MP's we could get something done about it.
And so the car driver may well be frustrated but how do you think the truck driver feels. And if the car driver is running late he can at least accelerate and make up time but the trucker cannot. 56mph max and in an effort to save fuel a number of hauliers are now restricting their trucks to 52-54mph. So why should the truck that can do 56 be restricted to the nearside lane behind the 52mph one?

[volvorocks]

Originally Posted by bigbadee

i stand corrected belive a coach can still travel at 70 if not over 12 metres long but it still didnt stop 2 nat ex coaches sitting 2 inches off my tailgate at 80 in lane 3 today but no ones perfect deff not me think good old volvorocks just likes toget our old grey matter working but i do enjoy his threads

Bigbadee

Sure do like to get the grey matter working..!!..lol

I think Nat Ex coaches are exempt from the law..!!..lol

[volvorocks]

Originally Posted by prionailurus

A Isn't it high time the speed limit was set on the driver and not the vehicle type.



B Who is safer, me with the "allowance" to do 100mph (for example) or the recent L plate ripper at 70mph? Who would you rather be a passenger to?


C I would much rather have it lifted for those who are able

A How would this be enforced?

B If Im honest and I try to be - neither of you

C ..160mph for Ari Vatenen or Hannu Mikkola maybe - 170mph for Jenson Button or Lewis Hamilton maybe ?

Regards

[stevo48]

I have to agree with a lot of what has been posted above except for volvorocks post regards hgv speeds.
If I remember correctly (and I stand to be corrected if i am wrong) hgv's were restricted due to the carnage caused by high speed crashes, a fully laden hgv TRYING to stop from, lets say 80mph in an emergency scenario just doesn't bear thinking about, imagine the scene, foggy mway conditions, two car prang partially blocking the carriageways, hgv thundering along at 80mph, driver spots the car crash a little late, hgv unable to slow down sufficiently enough to avoid car crash, result total carnage.
My opinion, leave the restrictions in place and restrict hgv's to the nearside lane as in germany, it works there.

[volvorocks]

Originally Posted by Dibble

would also add that the majority of truck drivers would drive according to the conditions pertaining at that time as do the vast majority of the motoring public.

Perhaps the majority actually do drive according to the conditions but it is the minority ( and by minority thats still a hek of a lot so not quite the best word to actually describe them) that do not.

Ive noticed over the years how the minority is growing as driving standards get worse and worse as some of the majority are joining the minority and it wont be long before everyone is driving hell for leather. Probably due to the high pressure world we live in where everything must be done by yesterday..!!

I understand where you are coming from and there is perhaps a bit too much nanny state and regulation nowadays and probably soon we may be banning cricket in case someone use the bat as an offensive weapon.

Regards

[volvorocks]

Originally Posted by stevo48

I have to agree with a lot of what has been posted above except for volvorocks post regards hgv speeds

My opinion, leave the restrictions in place and restrict hgv's to the nearside lane as in germany, it works there.

Hi Stevo48

I am in favour of leaving lorries restricted to 56mph.

My post where I say unlimited would be fine applies only to me if I were a truck driver

Agree with you about restricting HGV's to lane one though (or maybe as Dibble said between certain hours)

regards

[prionailurus]

Originally Posted by volvorocks

A How would this be enforced?

B If Im honest and I try to be - neither of you

C ..160mph for Ari Vatenen or Hannu Mikkola maybe - 170mph for Jenson Button or Lewis Hamilton maybe ?

Regards

A - there you go, I've even created jobs with my answer. The police would enforce it. The simplest method might be an additional category on your licence to mark you as a "Derestricted Driver" then a bloke can be a Double D too

B - fair play, I do most of my driving solo...keeps the weight down

C - the Double D limit would be set, not different for every person, hence my using 100mph in my post. Naturally I wouldn't choose a speed faster than my car can go
To be honest I'd probably say 90 or 100, most cars can do these speeds now, and with ease in most cases. The plan is not to blow up little engines here, or see tyre blowouts. Also we wouldn't want to widen the gap too far between the two allowed speeds...Getting from 150 to 70 quickly because the teeny bopper didn't see you wouldn't be fun, but 90-70 is just a second on the woow pedal

I knew I'd like this topic

[volvorocks]

Originally Posted by prionailurus

A The police would enforce it

B - fair play, I do most of my driving solo...keeps the weight down

C -To be honest I'd probably say 90 or 100, most cars can do these speeds now, and with ease in most cases. Also we wouldn't want to widen the gap too far between the two allowed speeds...Getting from 150 to 70 quickly because the teeny bopper didn't see you wouldn't be fun but 90-70 is just a second on the woow pedal

I knew I'd like this topic

A What Police...??... with less on the way thanks to Government cutbacks!

B You wouldnt want me in the car then...

C What about stopping altogether from 90mph....!!!!

Regards

[arcturus]

Doesn't matter where the limits are set. Someone will always want to go faster!

[Daim]

Originally Posted by arcturus

Doesn't matter where the limits are set. Someone will always want to go faster!

That is why you remove them