Invest in rail freight rather than trial the 'platooning' of lorries

摘要

THE Government's announcement it is to trial 'platooning', with as many as three wirelessly connected HGVs travelling in close convoy -with all acceleration, braking and steering controlled by a driver in the lead vehicle - has worrying overtones. While dubbed as a trial - and history shows 'trials' tend to become permanent - one of the key concerns will be safety.