Variable Motorway Speed Limits

[ophic]

Originally Posted by Mrs DJ Fridge

Tesco claim that this is for the environment, it is not, it is just to reduce fuel costs.

Surely that amounts to exactly the same thing? Less fuel spent = less pollution
And how can you know their motivation?

[PyroUK]

Originally Posted by ophic

Surely that amounts to exactly the same thing? Less fuel spent = less pollution

And how can you know their motivation?

I take it this way:

Saving money on fuel = greedy and an annoying inconvenience (the speed)

Protecting the environment = noble and acceptable.

Both the same thing as you say but worded differently gives a different view

[ophic]

Originally Posted by PyroUK

Both the same thing as you say but worded differently gives a different view

So no-one can really claim it was done for one reason or another.

Originally Posted by ophic

So no-one can really claim it was done for one reason or another.

TESCO could.

[PyroUK]

Originally Posted by ophic

So no-one can really claim it was done for one reason or another.

Well yeah it's semantics essentially.

Don't be fooled by any crap any big company comes out with regarding their environmental responsibilities etc, they are driven purely on profit, bottom line, if it cost more money/fuel to limit their wagons at 50mph, they wouldn't do it, environment friendly or not.

It's just used as a marketing tool, but if it's expensive they won't take any notice of the environment.

[ophic]

Profit or image, where image leads to profit. Sometimes you can do the right thing for entirely selfish reasons.

Originally Posted by L3nny

How fast does your lorry go then 53? 55? Does it really make that much difference and warrant the 5 minute overtake which takes up 2 thirds of the motorway for 4 miles.
I should add this would only be needed during busy times.

All of the Tesco trailers I see round here are towed by Stobart cabs anyway

56, approx 15 seconds to get past Tesco lorry

Originally Posted by Mrs DJ Fridge

56, approx 15 seconds to get past Tesco lorry

Even less to get round the bloke I saw today going about 45 on the M3.

Can't really expect a lorry to stay behind that.

They're the ones who need arresting. Not those doing 80.


Sent via the medium of interpretive dance.