80 MPH proposed maximum speed limit in 2 years time

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Originally Posted by donKey jote

Yep, but how drivers there often stay in the middle lane to forward plan for the next slip road even when the slip road is empty when they come to it? :p

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If motorway driving was a compulsory 'next step' to complete passing the driving test, then we would not have these clueless morons who use the middle lane like a comfort blanket.

Trucks should not be allowed out of the inside lane - full stop. Infact, freight should be put back onto the rail network at every opportunity. Having a brain should be a minimum requirement to become a lorry driver......

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

Infact, freight should be put back onto the rail network at every opportunity. Having a brain should be a minimum requirement to become a lorry driver......

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It's not necessarily the easiest option as most companies are operating on a just-in-time model.

The problems with rail are many fold. Firstly a lack of rolling stock, secondly the railways are already exceptionally busy you can't just whack on additional trains like you can put lorrys on the road.

And most importantly, rail doesn't go to many places. It's much cheaper for Tesco to have one lorry which goes from depot to store, rather than lorry to rail to lorry.

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Originally Posted by Mark

The problems with rail are many fold. Firstly a lack of rolling stock, secondly the railways are already exceptionally busy you can't just whack on additional trains like you can put lorrys on the road.

And most importantly, rail doesn't go to many places. It's much cheaper for Tesco to have one lorry which goes from depot to store, rather than lorry to rail to lorry.

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Thanks to that Beeching chap, yes.

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Originally Posted by wedge

It's not necessarily the easiest option as most companies are operating on a just-in-time model.

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We should buy our meat from the local butcher/farmers market. Fruit and veg from the locally supplied greengrocer. We should only freeze fresh produce, not buy ready frozen food.

If we all did this, the supermarkets would be unable to dictate their pitiful prices to producers. It would cut loads of wasteful freight journeys, demand for fuel would drop and so would the price. Then, public transport (which with any luck will be fully automated so the unions don't grab us all by the short and curlys) will once again become affordable.

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

Thanks to that Beeching chap, yes.

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Nah, Beeching can have some of the blame but most of it can be placed at the door of Sir John Major.

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

If motorway driving was a compulsory 'next step' to complete passing the driving test, then we would not have these clueless morons who use the middle lane like a comfort blanket.

Trucks should not be allowed out of the inside lane - full stop. Infact, freight should be put back onto the rail network at every opportunity. Having a brain should be a minimum requirement to become a lorry driver......

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

We should buy our meat from the local butcher/farmers market. Fruit and veg from the locally supplied greengrocer. We should only freeze fresh produce, not buy ready frozen food.

If we all did this, the supermarkets would be unable to dictate their pitiful prices to producers. It would cut loads of wasteful freight journeys, demand for fuel would drop and so would the price. Then, public transport (which with any luck will be fully automated so the unions don't grab us all by the short and curlys) will once again become affordable.

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PS: Is this becoming a trend or what?!

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Originally Posted by driveace

One of the biggest problems,on motorways,and not just for trucks,car drivers are equally at fault,and that's Cruise Control,some driver click cruise on and turn off the brain !Another problem with SOME truck drivers,is that you are in the middle lane,ready to overtake them,and you can see them closing very quickly on another truck or slower vehicle,do they signal early and drift out gradually? Do they bollocks,they bang a signal on and try to force their way out,even if you are the jam in the sandwich,as you have another vehicle on your right overtaking you !

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I had one of these idiots 2 weeks ago when I left for holidays.
Male driver around 55 y/o driving some SUV at around 120 kph in 130kph zone while I was doing the usual 135 to 140 kph that the radars and police accept, so I pulled on the fast lane and went ahead.
When we were about level he decided that he would want to overtake a car that was still 200 meters ahead of him and doing a similar speed and almost ran me off the road, luckily I went for the Espace 2 months ago otherwise I might have been history by now. He went as far as using his horn to show his displeasure for me not suddenly vanishing from his path.

To be honest, the best way to improve traffic is to have an IQ test before giving someone a driving license, no license for those with a coefficient under 100. Problem solved.

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

We should buy our meat from the local butcher/farmers market. Fruit and veg from the locally supplied greengrocer. We should only freeze fresh produce, not buy ready frozen food.

If we all did this, the supermarkets would be unable to dictate their pitiful prices to producers. It would cut loads of wasteful freight journeys, demand for fuel would drop and so would the price. Then, public transport (which with any luck will be fully automated so the unions don't grab us all by the short and curlys) will once again become affordable.

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What are butchers & greengrocers? Never heard of 'em!

Most towns are blighted by superstores that now offer convenience, choice, well priced goods.

It's far more complex than just educating consumers, celebrity chefs and what Mary Portas screams. The likes of Tesco can buy land, property and offer number of jobs.