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Speed limits are driving drivers out of haulage
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WITH REFERENCE to Barry Proctor's comments about speeding tickets (CM 29 July), since this was published we have had two drivers notified of intending prosecution for driving at excessive speed in a 40mph zone; both in 60mph zones for cars. Enquiries to a number of associates have revealed an alarming number of drivers in a similar situation.
I have found many of these drivers, who in almost all cases have driven for a living for the majority of their careers, believe the time has come for a change.These chaps are now looking elsewhere for employment, as they all fear they will lose their licences if this continues.
This problem is going to get a lot worse because so many drivers are just not aware of the issue.This is just another money-collecting exercise, with an almost foolproof way of getting convictions.
Unlike car drivers, who can dispute who the driver was, our tachograph records make this impossible and conviction is almost guaranteed.
The current situation of this ancient scenario of lower speeds for trucks must have evolved when men with red flags walked in front of vehicles.The situation is very different with today's technology.
Anyone who has driven an HGV in situations requiring the speed to be kept at 40mph on main A-roads will know only too well that when doing so you become the centre of frustration.This dangerous situation is exacerbated by the fact that you spend more time looking at the speedo than paying attention to other matters. Reading the road ahead becomes a second instinct rather than first.
The government seems to have become hellbent on extracting every last penny from the beleaguered motorist. Forget all