Should HGVs speed limits be upgraded?

[rov1100]

Any regular user of the roads knows that its not usually the speed that kills but the disparity between the slowest vehicle on that road combined with the fastest. If cars are allowed to do 80 and HGVs remained the same this gap will increase.

Also its the container traffic that would benefit from a higher speed limit as the driver is confined to a set number of driving hours.

Therefore if we want to improve efficiency should HGVs have their max speed adjusted?

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[rov1100]

I don't think Hammond the Transport minister would agree to the increase the speed of HGVs. His motives for allowing cars to do 80mph fits neatly with his ideas for HS2 the high speed rail link.

Both are primarily aimed at the wealthy in our society who regard saving an extra few minutes above safety and bugger everyone else.