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The FTA pointed out that the current speed limit was introduced in the 1960s and that since then lorry technology had advanced considerably. Gary Rae, campaigns manager for road safety charity Brake, said: We are disappointed that the Government has gone against the advice of road safety groups on this issue.
With a few exceptions, the trucks burned less fuel in the first, speed-limited trial. More than three decades later, the double-nickel U.S. speed limit enacted in the wake of the 1973 Arab oil embargo has faded into history on most highways. But so has credibility for the claim that higher truck speeds beget better fuel economy.