jonesy1985:
It is interesting…the many contributions so far have also been my considerations to the possible answer(s)…there seems nothing absolute or definite apart from…waddy640:
Like many laws there is not always any logic to them. One that comes to mind is the banning of LGV’s and PCV’s from the outside lane of a motorway but no such ban exists on dual carriageways.Logic has been mentioned, and logic for me would be if an accident due to speed which kills 20+ souls compared to 1 soul and a load of toxic cows milk would equate to a reduction in road speed of the coach. Although perhaps it is decided that a coach travelling at 65mph is perfectly safe compared to an HGV as Gembo points out
Gembo:
Probably because us brits decided that 44 ton was capable of a lot more damage at 65 mph than a 12 ton coach would be my first choice.
The laws of physics also dictate that the heavier the object, the longer it takes to stop!Unless I am presented with some facts which represent sound research on the basis that a lorry travelling at 65mph is going to cause more injury and death than one travelling at 56mph then my curiosity behind this ruling is maintained.
As a coach driver my opinion it’s to make coach travel more attractive. Coaches are after all mainly used for leisure purposes as opposed to commuting. The same applies on A roads where coaches are permitted 50 mph compared to the 40 mph with lorries. And let’s not forget that trains go at far higher speeds than UK drivers are allowed to do legally and there aren’t seatbelts and they are manually driven !
