Too many hgv go too fast warns LA
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TOO many heavy vehicles are driven in excess of the speed it, according to Yorkshire Licensing Authority Mai-Gen John penter.
is concern was expressed at ublic inquiry in Leeds last ek when he considered ether to renew the Class 1 driving licence held by lvyn Clifford Jones of Brentod Road, Bamford, Sheffield. r Jones had been convicted hree offences of speeding in ds vehicles in 1979 and on offence of driving without care and attention in 1980, after which he was disqualified from driving for six months.
Mr Carpenter said he was alarmed that road accidents cost the country more money than was put into British Steel each year and, as far as Class 1 vehicles were concerned, it was the heavy lorry driving too fast which gave the industry as a whole a bad name.
In evidence, Mr Jones said he was convicted of driving without due care when his lorry ran into the back of another on the M6. Roadworks were in progress and he claimed he had been driving at only five miles an hour. The lorry in front slowed, he braked, but nothing happened. On reflection he said he should have asked for his vehicle and trailer to be examined by a Department of Transport examiner.
All convictions had arisen while he was working for the same company, said Mr Jones, and he claimed it had pressurised drivers. Regarding one of the speeding offences, he claimed he believed Ile was in a 40mph limit, but in fact a local bye-law imposed a 30mph limit, though there were no signs to that effect.
Granting a renewal, Mr Carpenter warned Mr Jones he would eventually lose his licence altogether if he took risks in future, but understood drivers were under pressure. Mr Jones' record, however, suggested he was not driving as carefully as he might. If he was regularly caught speeding, it followed he must exceed the limit on many occasions.