Europe wants to per 2014 speed limiter on vans

Posted on 08-05-2013 at 9:47 by sir_smokalot – 147 Comments”

The European Parliament is the complainants burden, hardrijdende vans meet: from next year are light commercial vehicles which concerns them to the chain is placed, by means of a speed limitation device that is already at 120 km/h (!) toehapt.

Yesterday met the permanent environment committee of the EP on a number of things around the vans, including this rule, which applies to new vehicles, retrofit-states remain so.

In addition to the fact that this line again makes it clear that Europe is a big foot in our door, there seems to be anyway of beforehand not thought about it. Countries such as the Netherlands and France have a speed limit of 130 km/h and in Germany there are whole sections with no speed limit. How smart is it to vans, which continue to have the same rights as the rest of the light traffic, all at 120 km/h back to whistling?

Of course the EU overlords, all to a reduction of the CO2 emissions to do, but I’m sitting here not to wait, for more reasons than an almost libertarian dislike of meddlesome rules. Overtaking trucks are bad enough, but imagine that you’re now on the busy highways all the strings seksbommen in vans, that the left lane is simply not readily able to freely make, because they are hindered by their rev limiter. In addition, the verketterde busjesrijder it is already difficult enough.

But that will make the European Parliament worst being, of course, that members are still not on the Dutch highways. In your Brussels ivory towers you have, after all, not so many vans. (via EurActiv, more stuff to read here)

You can call but: is this a brilliant move, or should the European Parliament in this matter a lower tune to sing? The first cases of self-immolation in protest are already reported.

Disclaimer: the above story indicates the position of the European parliament again, the status is “Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stage”. To final, onomkeerbaare legislation that has the support of the council of ministers and the Commission. Desalniettmin shows the signal to clear.

Update – in the Meantime, the conversation about the national speed limit (by SPD) opgelepeld. Comment verkeersminister Ramsauer: over my dead body, not as long as I am minister. Easy to talk to if there this year’s elections..