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Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Earl Attlee (Conservative). It was answered by Lord Davies of Oldham (Labour) on Monday, 9 February 2004.


Davies of Oldham, Lord

Question
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to alleviate the problem of heavy goods vehicles travelling at 56 miles per hour in order to overtake other similar vehicles, thereby blocking two lanes of a motorway or dual carriageway.

Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
657 c920-1 
Session
2003-04
Oral question type
Lead
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
EC documents
DIR2002/85/EC
Subjects
Costs EU law Large goods vehicles Motorways Safety Road traffic Safety measures Speed limits Speed governors Dual carriageways