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Speed limiter rules need to be properly managed
Rules will have an impact on trip times, especially in volume-related, express freight and courier operations
The Department of Transport published the 24th amendment to the National Road Traffic Regulations in Gazette No 40420 of November 11 2016, which limits trucks with a gross vehicle mass (GVM) of between 3,500kg and 9,000kg to a maximum of 100km/h from November 11 2016. This includes the installation of 100km/h speed limiters for all new medium trucks leaving production on December 1 2016. The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA category for a medium truck is 3.5t to 8.5t GVM — this equates to a payload of about 1.5t to 4.5t, depending on cargo-body mass. There is no regulation for speed limiters on passenger cars and bakkies under 3,500kg GVM, which is why at least one truck manufacturer chose to remove items from its vehicles to ensure it remains beneath the weight threshold and so does not require a speed limiter. For over 9,000kg GVM or over 9,000kg gross combination mass, the 80km/h speed limit for goods vehicles remains, with 80km/h speed limiters installed fr...
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