Author:jim-ward

Enforced speed limits will bathe our roads in blood February 3, 2023 Amidst the noise and chaos of the spate of deadly heavy goods vehicle accidents we are experiencing – especially those involving coal side tipper interlinks – JIM WARD suspects that the far-reaching effects of a menacing piece of legislation have been largely overlooked. On 11 November 2016, goods vehicles with a GVM or GCM above 9 000 kg were restricted legally to a maximum speed of 80 km/h. These speed restrictions were implemented […]