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'HE Freight Transport Association president, Malcolm Banks, was right to ring to the notice of officialdom the advantages of increasing speed limits for eavy vehicles on suitable roads. All commercial vehicles should be better erviced than family saloon cars — most are. All have a superior power to /eight ratio and braking systems to ensure a more than adequate capacity to top safely.
The vehicle cabs provide better vision than for car drivers, and driving ositions are as comfortable if not more.
Commercial vehicle drivers are trained and skilled operators, tested well eyond the basic driving requirements. Unlike car drivers, their hours behind le wheel are controlled and with the introduction of the tachograph vehicle )eeds and driving techniques can be carefully monitored.
Why then should commercial vehicles be restricted to lower speeds. Is it Kause there would be an outcry from an uninformed public if the limit was ised?
The economic arguments for another lOmph on the speed limit are strong, )t only would commercial vehicles be more productive but there would be a insequent cost reduction.
It may be that the Department of Transport does not concern itself with lic outcry and rightly so say we. Perhaps the CV speed limit has escaped mind. That being so we should all be .ateful for FTA's timely reminder, id we now look forward to some :tivity on this front.