Increase tractor speed limit proposal

[Wood wasp]

Tractors speed up (slightly) - Telegraph

[gensetsteve]

All the tractors round here are doing 40 mph regardless of road conditions or load.

[Matthew Storrs]

Every one breaks the limit anyway, so I'd think such a small increase is pretty much pointless. I should think some form of MOT for tractors would be a more worthwhile point.

[skyhuck]

Every one breaks the limit anyway, so I'd think such a small increase is pretty much pointless. I should think some form of MOT for tractors would be a more worthwhile point.

 

How would that reduce the frustration of motorists and reduce dangerous overtaking, which is the stated aim of this change??

[aspenarb]

Every one breaks the limit anyway, so I'd think such a small increase is pretty much pointless. I should think some form of MOT for tractors would be a more worthwhile point.

 

That and police the correct use of them , way to many used for non ag purposes.

 

Bob

[Busy Daddy]

Yes an mot would be better or even some basic training

Now I drive tractors all the time , for instance at night why do some drivers insist on using rear facing white work lights to illuminate there trailer , dazzling traffic

[Matthew Storrs]

Well it wouldn't, but it may improve the safety of other road users given that most tractors tend to do 40mph regardless of speed limit. I don't think an increase from 20-25 will do much to reduce frustration of other motorists, I think a slower tractor is easier to overtake anyway then one doing 30-40 MPH.

[s.varty]

How would that reduce the frustration of motorists and reduce dangerous overtaking, which is the stated aim of this change??

 

I drive a fastrac for harvest it does 70kph/43mph so I easily keep up with the maximum speed limit in built up areas, but there will always be someone who has got to overtake simply because your a tractor.Ive had people pull out on me at the very last second and if the trailer hadn't got good air brakes they would be dead. You could make tractors do 70mph and it wouldn't make any difference to some peoples attitude ," its a tractor ,ive got to get in front of it!"

[Matthew Storrs]

I drive a fastrac for harvest it does 70kph/43mph so I easily keep up with the maximum speed limit in built up areas, but there will always be someone who has got to overtake simply because your a tractor.Ive had people pull out on me at the very last second and if the trailer hadn't got good air brakes they would be dead. You could make tractors do 70mph and it wouldn't make any difference to some peoples attitude ," its a tractor ,ive got to get in front of it!"

 

So true. And then you get the ones who don't overtake no matter how nice a stretch of road there is, which in turn causes more traffic to build up. Its all about good judgement but there seems to be a lot of extremes in both cases which no doubt is the cause of accidents far more than the tractor itself.

[bob]

Yes an mot would be better or even some basic training

 

Now I drive tractors all the time , for instance at night why do some drivers insist on using rear facing white work lights to illuminate there trailer , dazzling traffic

 

 

Tbh all staff that drive tractors should of had training of some description

Having rear white light whilst driving on the road is illegal and dangerous