Ale,
I can add that they started being used in South Australia at about the same time. If my memory serves, this happened shortly before I joined the relevant section of this department in early November 1993. We later received an enquiry about the sudden advent of these "new" leviathans and were happy to inform them that he had been sharing his daily commute with them for several years without his noticing them.
That aside, there was very little fuss at the time and B-doubles are now a complete non-issue.
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Ale,
Is Professor Kim Hassall in this email group? If he isn't then he would be a good person to speak to as he has done a deep dive into recent NTI data, especially in relation to heavy vehicle safety.
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I should also note that B-doubles were first introduced in Victoria (on a non-trial basis) in 1992 at up to 23.0 metres in length. So this would be the 25th anniversary of the B-double - at least in Victoria.
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Hi all,
almost ready to launch in Argentina as a whole, I need your help asap to counterattack those who still state B-doubles are unsafe because of their length.
I need a few reports like the one from Australian NTI, where it shows exactly the opposite, and actually states that the B-doubles continue to be the best performer from a loss and safety perspective (page 20 of the last
report)
It can be any HCV and the bigger the better actually. and the more visual the better as well.
Thanks
Ale
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