The impact of overtaking bans for heavy goods vehicles

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Publication Date 2010
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Delays on two-lane divided highways can be caused by heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) overtaking each other. This Note presents details of the research carried out and schemes introduced in EU countries to ban HGV overtaking movements. A cost benefit analysis concludes that annual benefits of up to 1500 million euros could be realised by introducing such schemes at optimal locations.

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