dennis@home wrote:
"The Reid" wrote in message
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On Fri, 11 May 2007 17:32:32 +0100, "dennis@home"
wrote:

Why is it rightful to restrict caravans and trailers to 50mph (its 60 mph
ATM BTW).
There are circumstances where its perfectly safe for them to do 100 mph.
Just like its safe for you to speed.
Why is it different for others and not you?
because my car at 100 can be controlled with a couple of fingers and
has powerful ABS brakes to stop it quickly. A caravan at 100mph would
be difficult to keep on the road at all and would probably jacknife if
braked from 100, plenty of them go off the road at 60 just because its
a bit windy.

That doesn't apply to all caravans.

so which ones does it NOT apply to then?

Are you suggesting the speed limits should be set for the lowest common
denominator?

No but for the vast majority of caravans 60mph is the safe speed and
thats it. setting the limit at 50 gives a bit of margin for error.