Προς τα πάνω αναμένεται να αλλάξουν τα όρια ταχύτητας για συγκεκριμένα οχήματα σε όλες τις Εθνικές Οδούς της χώρας.
In a great revelation went the Federation of Greek Motor Truckers (OFA) on the new permitted limit which examines to implement the Ministry Infrastructure and transport The heavy vehicles moving in motorways.
More specifically and following its documented interventions OFAE and the joint letter of entities of the supply chain to the State, There has been a positive response to the request to amend the provisions of Road Traffic Code concerning the maximum permissible speed limit of heavy vehicles In motorways.
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At the meeting held in June with the Office of the Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, the OFAE It has received assurance that the relevant legislative arrangements for the increase in speed limit The heavy vehicles the motorways in 90 km/h, instead of the applicable limit of 80 km/h.
The setting is expected to be included in the next bill The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, which is to be put in public shortly consultation.
This development is an important step towards rationalising the institutional framework governing the road freight in our country, as well as its adaptation OK in real technical specifications and operating conditions modern heavy vehicles.
The OPAE has repeatedly pointed out that heavy vehicles carry a speed limiter from the manufacturer to 90 km/h. Therefore, the proposed increase in the maximum permissible limit from 80 to 90 km/h does not introduce a new, higher speed level for heavy vehicles, but recognises their existing technical operating limit.
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At the same time, adaptation The speed limit at 90 km/h aligns the national framework with European data and can contribute to smoother traffic on motorways, reducing speed differences between heavy vehicles and the rest of traffic, as well as improving the efficiency of Transport, always with respect to road safety.
The OFAE will closely monitor the progress of the relevant legislative initiative and participate actively in the process of Public consultation, depositing the documented positions and proposals of the industry.
The Federation remains firmly committed to claiming realistic, documented and applicable solutions to upgrade road freight transport, to strengthen the competitiveness of the Greek transport undertakings and the formation of a modern, safe and operating framework Traffic.
