Why are mega trucks dangerous

It is obvious that accidents will be more severe if heavier trucks are involved. In addition, longer goods vehicles are a traffic hindrance. They will make overtaking more difficult and will take longer to clear road junctions. In short: they will increase accident risk for all road users.

According to the road freight lobby, LHVs would mean fewer truck journeys and therefore be good for the environment and reduce CO2 emissions. The fact is however that LHVs will take transport off the environmentally friendly railways and shift it on to the roads - resulting in millions of additional truck journeys.

Bridges, tunnels, crash barriers, parking facilities, railways crossings – Europe's road network was neither designed for 60 tonne vehicles nor for a mega truck's length of over 25 metres. The cost of upgrading roads to cope with mega trucks, and for repairing the damage they cause, would amount to billions.