* Victoria - Monash Freeway truck speed limits dumped after tailgating and weaving increases
--- Speed limits to slow trucks on the Monash Freeway –introduced by Roads Minister Luke Donnellan to increase safety– have been dumped after VicRoads said they had made traffic conditions worse and increased aggression between car and freight drivers... The trial had encouraged tailgating and led to cars weaving, VicRoads found... But after six months, VicRoads called off the trial after an independent evaluation found it was causing problems, particularly between car drivers and trucks... Mr Donnellan said a second stage of the speed trial on the Monash, banning trucks from the right lane, would commence later this year... Peter Anderson, chief executive of trucking group the Victorian Transport Association, said the trial had been worth trying... But his association had always believed different speed limits for trucks and cars would not work well...
(Photo, by Joe Armao: Heavy traffic on the Monash Freeway) -- Melbourne, VIC, Australia - The Age, by Clay Lucas - May 22 2017Labels: speed limits, trucking industry news Australia
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