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the fitting of speed limiters to HGVs will solve everything, when in actual fact it will stop nothing.
There are very few accidents involving HGVs travelling at maximum speed, and even fewer on motorway routes where trucks are quite capable of travelling above the speed limit. The only thing that speed limiters will do is to cost the industry more money, cause further congestion on motorways and rob the driver of that all important burst of speed that is used to get out of trouble.
The fact is that most accidents occur in built-up areas at relatively low speeds and the only way to avoid this is to build more bypasses and to improve the public transport system which would in turn remove more cars from the road and reduce accidents.
It is about time that people started to realise that every truck is doing a vital job to keep the country going; trucks are the "lifeline" of the nation. The industry deserves the respect that our European counterparts enjoy.
At the end of the day let's remember the chap who can do 130mph (210km/h) in his Vauxhall Carlton or the man in the Ford Cosworth at 150mph (240km/h). Or perhaps you or
in our cars doing 80-90mph (128-144km/h). Should we have speed limiters in our cars?
GM Charlesworth, Quality manager, Macfarlane Transport (Leeds).
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