The right-wing liberal VVD is planning to introduce nationwide overtaking restrictions and a minimum speed of 70 kilometres per hour for lorries and trucks.

This was confirmed by VVD MP Charlie Aptroot on Tuesday following reports in the Telegraaf.
At the moment, there is an overtaking restriction for lorries on around half of Dutch motorways, most of which are two lanes. On many of these, the restriction only applies to the morning and evening rush hours.
Yet one in five accidents on all motorways involving lorries is the result of overtaking, according to Aptroot.
The minimum speed for lorries was lifted in 1991, with the only rule being that lorries must be able to reach 60 kilometres per hour to be allowed on motorways.
The VVD wants to reintroduce the minimum. ‘It will keep the right-hand lane moving,’ says Aptroot.
Road management organisation Rijkswaterstaat says its research shows that overtaking restrictions on two-lane motorways do not work.