Jethro_uk wrote:

Chris Green wrote:

The 'glacial pace' is hardly the lorry drivers' fault, it's simply down
to the speed governor on the lorry.

So why overtake in the first place ?

Because sitting behind involves constant adjustment of accelerator or
cruise control, but planting their foot and letting the governor sit on
the limit while creeping past the lorry in front is 'easier'.

An adaptive cruise control that let them sit behind the truck in front,
without any driver input, even if it was +/- 1 or 2 mph of the governor
might actually help.