Safety Engineer wrote:
Scanny, not trying to target trucks, or rather looking at options. Not being in the (freight) truck or rail I haven't the knowledge of these. Hence the question is it viable??
Also we have the HGV 40 limit, is this realistic?
Is it safe?
What sort of speeds can HGV's laden or unladen safely travel at if not restricted?
Is it worth looking at removing restrictors on HGV's pros/cons??
rather than get into a debate on this (raod conditions, weather conditions, type of freight etc all have an effect on the stability at any speed), i will respond with a question which i feel is VERY relevant
why is it that a professional driver is limited to 40 on a single carriageway road yet someone who has passed their car test today is entrusted with judging for themselves the safe speed for any single carriageway road?
example 1:
a wide, straight single carriageway road posted at NSL. cars can travel at up to 60, trucks up to 40MPH. an empty artic could easily travel safely at 56MPH but it is illegal, an empty rigid is even safer due to the fact that it can brake harder (no trailer to jack-knife
example 2:
a narrow country lane is posted at NSL but again, cars can 'legally' travel at 60MPH but trucks are restricted to 40.
why can a new driver be entrusted to judge the safest speed but a professional is not given the same level of trust?
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