Island hauliers to fit speed limiters
8th July 1993, Page 8
8th July 1993
Page 8
Page 8, 8th July 1993
— Island hauliers to fit speed limiters
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Transport, Land Transport, Road Transport, Road Safety, Traffic Law, Mechanisms, Speed Limiter, Tachometer, Speed Limit, Hospitality / Recreation
• Trucks used exclusively on Britain's small islands will have to be equipped with speed limiters by the end of July, despite the Road Haulage Association's attempts to get the Department of Transport to reverse its decision.
RHA operations director Tim Inman says the move is "absurd". Goods vehicles on the islands do not have to be fitted with tachos: fitting a limiter on its own will be difficult and costly, he says. Most island roads do not allow vehicles to drive at limiter-restricted speeds of 56/60mph.
"The offshore haulier cannot win" he says. "He does not fit a limiter and risks prosecution or he fits one set at a speed his vehicle will never achieve."