An alarming statistic, broadcast by the BBC today, suggests that although lorries account for less than 10% of all road traffic, they are involved in more than 30% of accidents.
APA will be writing to the Transport Minister and expressing serious concern about the claim, asking for further clarification and recommending a detailed review of current legislation targeted at road haulage operators and suggesting some modification.
Gareth Osborne, Director General of APA said, “We hear news daily of trucks causing major accidents and closing motorways for hours and hours. The impact on the national (and local) business economy is enormous and paralyses; even gridlocks, the road network. Government should be looking at ways to ensure higher driving standards amongst lorry drivers and placing limits on how they operate larger vehicles. One recommendation will be to consider banning lorries overtaking on inclines; this practice is in common use on some European roads.”
APA
APA will be writing to the Transport Minister and expressing serious concern about the claim, asking for further clarification and recommending a detailed review of current legislation targeted at road haulage operators and suggesting some modification.
Gareth Osborne, Director General of APA said, “We hear news daily of trucks causing major accidents and closing motorways for hours and hours. The impact on the national (and local) business economy is enormous and paralyses; even gridlocks, the road network. Government should be looking at ways to ensure higher driving standards amongst lorry drivers and placing limits on how they operate larger vehicles. One recommendation will be to consider banning lorries overtaking on inclines; this practice is in common use on some European roads.”
APA
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Great picture, is the APA logoed lorry real or a product of photoshop?
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