48 Tonne Truck Consultation

[sheddy]

Rather worrying. Longer trucks & stopping distances, safety, further infrastructure damage, etc, etc.
https://www.gov.uk/government/consu...ntermodal-freight-trial-consultation-document

 

[raleighnut]

View: https://youtu.be/wDc4_poR8C0

 

[Drago]

Cant say im keen on the idea, but then im a consumer too. If people didnt buy so much needless rubbish there wouldnt be a need for then.

Going to mull this one over before emailing them my wisdom.

 

[PeteXXX]

Cant say im keen on the idea, but then im a consumer too. If people didnt buy so much needless rubbish there wouldnt be a need for then.

Going to mull this one over before emailing them my wisdom.

You have until 4th January 2021 to mullet over..

 

[Tenkaykev]

This from an American site though it does reference the original research into axle weight and road damage which is still relevant.

https://insidescience.org/news/how-much-damage-do-heavy-trucks-do-our-roads

 

[DCBassman]

Expand railways again. Take these stupid big trucks off the road wherever possible. The roads are not maintained well enough to cope with what we have, let alone heavier stuff. Time it was reduced, not increased.

 

[raleighnut]

Expand railways again. Take these stupid big trucks off the road wherever possible. The roads are not maintained well enough to cope with what we have, let alone heavier stuff. Time it was reduced, not increased.

Quite but we still have those southern 'NIMBYs' moaning about HS2.

 

[DCBassman]

And there's be plenty more moaning when their old railway track land is subject to CP. Sod 'em, they're not important, just irritating.
Actually, the moaning about HS2 riles me. Ignoring for the moment any ecological problems, it's expensive. But railways are and always have been, expensive to initially build. But they can carry many times the traffic of any road, so are cheaper in the long run.

 

[Drago]

Just stop buying useless tat, and replacing old but perfectly functional useless tat with this seasons latest must0have useless tat.

It is not a question of capacity - it's a question of people creating demand for the most ridiculous consumer rubbish.