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Watch out! Speeding heavy vehicles ahead Letter from JOSEPH YEE I REFER to the report, "53 hurt in chain collisions" (Jan 18). . I am surprised that the antics of the drivers (and perhaps the owners, too) of heavy vehicles ?lorries, tippers, bulk concrete carriers, container prime movers, trailers and coaches ?do not seem to catch sufficient attention of the authorities. . Drive along any expressway or major multi-lane road during off peak hours and you will find heavy vehicles keeping pace with you at 80 to 90kmh or worse, tail-gating you. . Stand on a pedestrian overhead bridge over one of these roads for 10 minutes and you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that many of these heavy vehicles are speeding beyond their 40kmh to 60kmh vehicle speed limits. . By the way, heavy vehicles are supposed to be fitted with speed limiters. But the observations on the roads will suggest that there is widespread tampering of these machines between vehicle inspections. . Heavy vehicles may form only a small proportion of the total vehicle population, but their bulk and their large number of passengers mean that accidents involving them tend to be more serious. . The authorities are correctly concentrating their enforcement efforts on drink driving. Keep up the good work. . But please take a closer look at the antics of the heavy vehicle drivers or owners. For too long they seem to have been winning this cat and mouse game. http://www.todayonline.com/articles/233019.asp