Lorry speeds
Does anyone else think lorries are doing more than 56mph recently?
On my last two outings I set the car cruise control to my usual 60 which gives 57 on the satnav which I assume to be the true speed.
However, I have noticed lorries are now overtaking me (very slowly and thus annoying other road users!) This always used to be sufficient to keep me ahead of the trucks (I would overtake them with a quick burst of speed to get me past in a less annoying way!)
I know the UK limit is actually 60 and it is an EU rule that applies the 56 limit
are we seeing another impact of brexit?
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Murphys first law of motion - Any following HGV is travelling at 2mph faster than you.
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The speed limit was changed from 56 mph to 60 mph in April 2015 so doubt it is anything to do with Brexit, I would also assume that the speed limiters have been changed to 60 mph. Curious as to why you be travelling at less than 60 mph on a motorway.
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60 mph is the maximum speed limit if towing and i often drive slower than that. You don't need to travel at the maximum speed as long as your not obstructing or a danger to other road users.
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I tend to trundle along at 55ish. Makes the fuel go further.
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+1, until I inevitably get tail gated by a Truck
. Or the rolling road block trick. 2 Trucks side by side, 1 not fast enough to overtake & 1 not wanting/willing to slow a little to enable the overtake. Trucks are essential-fact, it's a pity the drivers are not that good
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I'm like Cyber, I try to maintain a 56mph on a motorway as that is the most economical speed but I have noticed that 60mph doesn't seem to increase revs at all and lorries are much less likely to overtake me. So I have increased my speed a little to avoid the obvious problems.
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We usually do a steady 56, but when overtaking a slower vehicle, you do tend to go that bit quicker. Also, you and HGVs tend to go quicker when travelling down hill, and sometimes you don't know you are travelling down hill as it can be slight, but you will go faster. Law of physics in play
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It does not say what speeds they will travel at but self driving lorry platoons are to be trialed on British Motorways. They will comprise of 3 HGV's traveling nose to tail, controlled by the front vehicle. The aim is increased fuel efficiency and less congestion. The president of the AA has raise concerns re the obscuring of signals from drivers in outside lanes and congestion on slip roads. Not sure what planet he comes from but lorries already travel up each other's bottoms and obstruct slip roads when they leave the motorway together. My concern is what you do with them when they leave the motorway. Initially they will each have a driver, for safety reasons, so could be split apart. However, ultimately the aim must be to have just the one.
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I'm not certain this has been fully thought through! Unsure about it on the motorways - can you imagine the delay if one of these decides it needs to overtake the one in front? 😲😲 let alone ordinary roads.
I think your example sums it up in a nutshell. What about roundabouts? Are the vehicles to be driven to the motorway stretch of the journey and then some drivers leap out leaving the driver in the front and they then leg it to wherever they are needed to leap on again as another of these comes off a motorway 😲😂.
As is often said you couldn't make it up..... we have something similar with lots more unmanned 'lorries' behind one driver - it's known colloquially as a train 😉
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Here in the states the Lorrys go slow butt some ar independent so they can go faster tan the big corpret owned ones
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Getting back to the question, my friend, a fleet lorry driver says that new or old tyres can make a difference to the speeds when their cruise control or governors are set. Don't forget most fleets analyse their driver behaviour in great detail, even setting routes to maximise fuel MPG. I have the greatest respect for the majority of lorry drivers who in my opinion are professional in their driver behaviour. They know their jobs are on the line.
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