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brit lorrys,forign loory, whats faster
Steven:
--- Quote ---And the Dutch! I saw one doing over 100 MPH
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Our Disco can't even do that! :lol:
Disco Matt:
Lorries are deceptively fast up to their 56mph limiter - I had an interesting run up from Brecon a while ago behind an empty four axle rigid tipper which wasn't slow by any means - the driver obviously knew exactly how hard he could safely push it and knew the road very well too!
DEANO3528:
Worst thing that ever happened to UK trucking!
It wouldn't have been so bad if the damned things were built properly but to have the throttle pedal drop automatically to the floor as soon as you go pass 56 and then not cut back in till you're halfway uphill, where the traditionally under-powered UK engine then has to build all the speed up again is bloody stupid let alone unsafe.
You can tell a desk jockey thought them up!
Thing is that people don't realise that these idiotic devices are the single reason why there are so many hold ups while trucks try to pass one another. Rather than throw them away and trust the driver they now start to ban wagons from overtaking instead.
No wonder I got out when I did.
clbarclay:
What on earth do they have as a limiter??? :lol:
Surely they must have developed some more suitable electricery that that, to act as a governor and automatically up the power at the slightest hill to maintain 56 as long as the pedal is floored?
DEANO3528:
I don't know about now, but 10 years ago that was all there was! The ideal thing would have been a 'cruise control' type system.
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