Submitted on Monday 24th October 2011
Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Ban Elephant Racing on the Highways. Ban HGV `s from overtaking each other on duel carriageways and Motorways
Ban Elephant racing on the highways!
Heavy goods vehicles (and others) impede the progress of other road users on duel carrigeways by overtaking at speeds as little as 1mph. This causes frustration and stress to other road users. This seems a deliberate sport on the part of some HGV drivers as most travel at 1mph below the limit on duel carriageways and Motorways. It takes 10 minutes to overtake a 50ft vehicle traveling 1mph hour faster. Now multiply that by the number of vehicles hindered. and thats overtaking just one vehicle. Planes missed,hospital apointments, family emergencies , etc etc. Calculate time wasted & cost to economy up and down the land.
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/250246/lorry_overtaking_ban_halts_elephant_racing.html
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