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Re: Truck speed limits in countries
Posted: 13 Jul 2017 09:42
by jasper
Hey , everyone!
That's a great topic
In France , truck speed is about their cargo types and weight being hauled
Highway : 90 Km/h for single and double trailer
Secondary roads : 80 km/h for single and double trailer
Other roads: 60 Km/h for single and double trailer
In cities : 50 Km/ for single and double trailer except Paris's outer ring maximum speed is 70 km/h
Hazardous cargo such gasoline...
Highway: 80 Km/h with or without ABS
Secondary roads: 70 Km/h with ABS system and 60 km/h without ABS system
Other roads: 60 km/h
Cities and Paris's outer Ring : 50 km/h and 70 km/h
Re: Truck speed limits in countries
Posted: 13 Jul 2017 12:36
by Nathan_A_RF
jasper wrote: ↑13 Jul 2017 09:42
Hey , everyone!
That's a great topic
In France , truck speed is about their cargo types and weight being hauled
Highway : 90 Km/h for single and double trailer
Secondary roads : 80 km/h for single and double trailer
Other roads: 60 Km/h for single and double trailer
In cities : 50 Km/ for single and double trailer except Paris's outer ring maximum speed is 70 km/h
Hazardous cargo such gasoline...
Highway: 80 Km/h with or without ABS
Secondary roads: 70 Km/h with ABS system and 60 km/h without ABS system
Other roads: 60 km/h
Cities and Paris's outer Ring : 50 km/h and 70 km/h
Ooh I love when things become complicated. I must ask two things though; what is ABS? And what do you mean by other road? I'm reffering to Motorway as an Autoroute, Expressway as a route nationale, secondary road as a departmental road, and other roads as in-numbered roads. Is that what you mean?
Re: Truck speed limits in countries
Posted: 13 Jul 2017 12:45
by CAPLV
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safe ... its_en.htm (link for Latvia-english)
there is even official EU info for all EU (and european) countries..
Re: Truck speed limits in countries
Posted: 13 Jul 2017 12:47
by Nathan_A_RF
I did use that website but I'm not sure how accurate it is as it conflicted with some other sources I had found for each country.
Re: Truck speed limits in countries
Posted: 13 Jul 2017 16:00
by DerHesse
BULGARIA (BG)
Expressway 90 km/h
ESTONIA (ES)
Motorways 90 km/h
LATVIA (LV)
Expressways: 80 km/h
Motorways: 80 km/h
RUSSIA (RUS)
Secondary roads: 70 km/h
Expressways: 70 km/h
GERMANY (D)
Expressways: 80 km/h
Re: Truck speed limits in countries
Posted: 13 Jul 2017 17:01
by mateush05
NathanARF wrote: ↑13 Jul 2017 12:36
...what is ABS?
ABS [ Antiblockiersystem, Anti-Lock Braking System ] -
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-lo ... ing_system
Re: Truck speed limits in countries
Posted: 13 Jul 2017 17:54
by JESAN
@NathanARF
Hi Nathan,
To further explain what Jasper wrote, the speed limitS for vehicles is determined by the "priority-road" concept ( =big traffic roads).
That means a "route prioritaire" can be a RN or a D/RD and a RN is not necessarily a "route prioritaire" (in this case it generally ends up being declassified as D or RD- in my hometown ex RN88 is now RD988 .
Edit : The road lettering determines who takes care of maintenance
Re: Truck speed limits in countries
Posted: 13 Jul 2017 18:33
by Nathan_A_RF
Ah, it is what I thought it was. Thanks!
JESAN wrote: ↑13 Jul 2017 17:54
Hi Nathan,
To further explain what Jasper wrote, the speed limitS for vehicles is determined by the "priority-road" concept ( =big traffic roads).
That means a "route prioritaire" can be a RN or a D/RD and a RN is not necessarily a "route prioritaire" (in this case it generally ends up being declassified as D or RD- in my hometown ex RN88 is now RD988 .
Edit : The road lettering determines who takes care of maintenance
I didn't realise the French had such a confusing numbering system! So is what I have written on the French section correct now?
Re: Truck speed limits in countries
Posted: 13 Jul 2017 21:16
by JESAN
Ah sorry I don't know, I wasn't able to find the thread in the french section.
Re: Truck speed limits in countries
Posted: 13 Jul 2017 22:20
by Nathan_A_RF
JESAN wrote: ↑13 Jul 2017 21:16
Ah sorry I don't know, I wasn't able to find the thread in the french section.
No, I meant the first post of this thread.