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Originally Posted by MSS
The post was about one lorry overtaking (although materially that is not what they achieve!) another whilst traveling at almost the same speed.
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I have never driven an HGV but I imagine that when laden their acceleration is slow. Therefore the driver will try to maintain momentum at all costs. This, I believe, is the reasoning behind one lorry overtaking another at a differential speed of almost zero since they probably have speed limiters.
But isn't it unfair to single out HGV drivers? As Phil has said, car drivers don't want to use lane 1 even when it is free of traffic. It takes far less concentration and skill to sit in lane 2 or 3 maintaining a distance from the car in front by either accelerating or braking. It is this practice which results in congestion, not the HGVs who are limited to lanes 1 and 2 anyway. If lane 3 was used properly traffic would flow much more freely.
Simon