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trucker40
07-13-2007 17:55:21
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Re: Speed limits in reply to Bus Driver, 07-13-2007 05:01:30
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After spending the last 15 years on the highway the biggest problem I see is people going too slow.If they lowered the speed limit nobody would slow down and it would be like I saw a bunch of trucks in Ohio do one time,they got together coming across Mo,Il,and In and hit Ohio at about 80 MPH,all the Bears did was set in the middle with their lights on.They were mad,cussing on the CB and stuff,but they didnt do anything more than set in the middle and gripe.The reason for it was Ohio has a 55 MPH speed limit on big trucks,with 65 for cars,and its hard to drive in Ohio,plus they catch a big truck going 56 and they would pull you over.I think its mostly crooks that want to lower speed limits,we need to drive about the speeds we do now,and slow vehicles need to get out of the way.As far as fuel is concerned we need hydrogen or alcohol or something else,or if I have to drive a big rig at 35 your groceries are going to cost a lot more than they do now,and are going to get hard to find.Trucking is a hard enough job now,there are actual human beings that drive trucks,how would you like to be in California today and your air conditioner quit,then have your load cancel,then not be able to idle your truck,because of some more crooked laws,then be someplace where there is no hotel,motel,or food to eat,for a couple of days,waiting to pick up produce,then have to drive 1500,2000 miles with little or no sleep only to have some crook say "I aint taking those 2 pallets on the front"so then you have to spend the rest of your day trying to find a place to git rid of 2 pallets,mad,hot,tired,no sleep,and you have to go down the highway too.Yeah,Billy Big Rig might be in a hurry,but if we slow down you might have to start eating food thats a little more spoiled,or waiting a lot longer to get something you ordered,or not finding all that stuff at the next store you need to go to,especially groceries.You might even want to get in your car and go get it yourself,its most likely going to get too expensive to haul some stuff if a trucker has to be out here at 35 MPH,or the price would have to go way up,or you need to make a robot that can drive a truck.
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