Philips: We must get tough with the motorway speed fiends
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• Transport managers must take a tougher line with drivers who speed on motorways, said Freight Transport Association president Stuart Philips at this year's Scottish Annual Dinner.
Unless the industry gets tough with truck drivers who break the limit, the industry may face "yet more government legislation", warned Phillips.
"We must never shirk our responsibilities," he said. "The tachograph chart immediately reveals the speeder. The information is there in front of us day by day and it is up to us to use that information to ensure that the small minority who persistently break the law and ignore our company rules are brought to book."
0 The Department of Transport is experimenting with new motorway signs that are designed to reduce the number of accidents. The experiment includes signs bearing the legends, "Keep your distance", "Keep left except where overtaking", and "70mph" (1121cm/ h). The Government is also expected to give the go-ahead for mandatory speed limits at roadworks. A recent review of speed limits concluded that, "The 70mph limit achieves the right balance of safety and efficiency."