Is lorries restricted to a top speed

[mercmancdi]

On monday i was passing a artic lorry on the motorway and as i did so he sped up
by the time i passed him i has to go to 87mph i thought these big lorries
were speed restricted ?

 

[Cole@MBS]

Spost to be limited to around 54-56 mph, I guess the limiter is broke on that one, or the driver knows where the fuse is to disconnect it...........

 

[mercmancdi]

I though it was a bit too fast and pushed me to go to fast as it was pouring down and he was throwing about 30 gallon of water at me with ever turn of his wheel.
I know i could have backed off but you tend to get caught up in these things
wish i had now as when i got past had to sit at 65-70 for 11mls with him up
my backside.Must admit i did touch the brake pedal now and again to get him to back off but i think he was a nutter

 

[Juddian]

Irish regd truck presumably?

Always had intermittent limiters on those..

 

[mercmancdi]

yep your dead right

 

[RobWheatley]

If you have Hands Free, phone the police and report him.

 

[mercmancdi]

I should have ,,,dont like doing it but will if it happens again.
If it had have been my daughter in her we micra he would have washed or blown her away


messing with peoples lives no joke

 

[roofless]

If you have Hands Free, phone the police and report him.

best not to mention the 87mph overtaking part tho

 

[Naraic]

Irish regd truck presumably?

Always had intermittent limiters on those..

Are you stupid|? Or just bigoted?

 

[mercmancdi]

Never thought of that good point anyhow if a vechile is doing 68mph on the motorway and i want to pass what speed is it legal to do to overtake ?

 

[Naraic]

On monday i was passing a artic lorry on the motorway and as i did so he sped up
by the time i passed him i has to go to 87mph i thought these big lorries
were speed restricted ?

HGVs and artics are limited to 60mph on motorways. 50 on dual carriageways, 40 on other roads, and 30 in built up areas. Lorrys under 7.5 tonnes can travel at 70 on motorways, 60 on dual carriageways and 50 on single carriageways.

 

[dieselman]

Never thought of that good point anyhow if a vechile is doing 68mph on the motorway and i want to pass what speed is it legal to do to overtake ?

Umm...


70...

 

[Naraic]

Never thought of that good point anyhow if a vechile is doing 68mph on the motorway and i want to pass what speed is it legal to do to overtake ?

70.

 

[mercmancdi]

Just to clear up the point about irish lorry i was going from Belfast to Dublin
so lots of irish and uk trucks on that m.way

 

[Silver_Star]

"Legally" the artic is not allowed over 60mph on the motorway and is limited to the inside 2 lanes.

Cars are also limited to 70

 

[Naraic]

Just to clear up the point about irish lorry i was going from Belfast to Dublin
so lots of irish and uk trucks on that m.way

Oops, missed that bit...anyway the same applies north of the border as described above...and not much different south. On motorways and dual carriageways, HGVs and artics are restricted to 100kph (62.5mph). 80kph (50mph) on other roads.

 

[carloss]

Wagons can only run at 56mph max (motorway)due to the limiter .I live about 20 miles from Heysham and there seems to be a trend by irish drivers to exceed their driving hours and tampering with their speed limiters

 

[Naraic]

Wagons can only run at 56mph max (motorway)due to the limiter .I live about 20 miles from Heysham and there seems to be a trend by irish drivers to exceed their driving hours and tampering with their speed limiters

That may be so...but the legal limit is 60. I suppose the 56mph on limiters is to give a margin for error.

 

[drdel]

Truckers who are 'owner-drivers' can be "petrol-heads" just like car enthusiasts and guess what they sometimes delimit their trucks just because they can!

Unlike the members on here who, of course, wouldn't dream of getting their motor chipped to gain more performance !!


Doesn't mean that there are any excuses for stupidity in either truck drivers or MB owners!

 

[carloss]

Legal limit 56mph To tamper with limiters is becoming harder to do due to the electronics now used on hgv vehicles