Definitely agree with you on that.

Also a lot of accidents are caused by moron drivers in passenger cars that just don't give respect to big rigs. I always yield for a big rig merging, or needing to pass while most people are selfish and just keep on going forcing trucks to merge into tight spaces between cars or something. Don't blame the trucks, blame them, and the DOT for not educating people properly.

 

yup yup... granted, I generally drive MUCH faster than those fleet rigs are limited to, but in big city traffic, or even on the open road w/ a privately owned rig, I try to "block" for them whenever possible... lane changes in traffic are a major pain if you're in a HUGE vehicle and are carrying tons of liability if someone runs under you

give the truckers a break guys, it's good karma!

'course, it drives me NUTS when one is trying to pass another, and the other won't let off!

 

I agree!!!
I run into this everyday on my 200 mile rt commute..... sometimes it takes 10 miles (worst case), generally 3-5 miles to get a pass completed. I go 3 wide alot, the shoulder is pretty smooth.

 

LMAO, I'm an impatient man too

 

I voted for the speed limiter above 70. I don't think trucks should be going 80 or 90 so a speed limiter would be useful. But 68 is too low and sometimes they may need to go faster than that to make a pass, etc. It should be up to the drivers and police to make sure truckers go the speed limit. Besides, truckers would soon figure out a mod to disable the governor if it came with one.

 

the sped limit in AZ is 75 on most of the interstates. DPS dose not bother you unless your doing more than 5 over in most cases. In town on the freeway the posted speed limit is 65 but you can do 70-75 without being popped.

 

I've got no problem w/ an experienced driver doing 85-90 on open highway... they used to do that back in the 70's-80's

 

My other half can tell you what a pain a vehicle governed to a low speed is in traffic. He drives a semi for a living, says it sucks to be governed to 65 mph when the guy in front of you is doing 64 mph.

Why not just get the morons that cause the wrecks off the roads??

 

agreed! people who NEVER look in their mirrors, don't understand right-of-way, etc.

oh well, somebody's gotta work the register

 

That's probably the best answer because writing to truck industry trade publications drivers said the worst offendors of 55 m.p.h. speed limits in construction zones , etc. are the ones that have their trucks governed at 65 m.p.h. . They get passed in a 70 m.p.h. zone , then when the trucks that passed them slow to obey a 55 m.p.h. limit , here they come down the left lane proudly passing at 65 m.p.h. . I've seen it myself all the time . The problem is if vehicles were automatically forced to obey the speed limit states would lose too much revenue from not being able to ticket .

 

Know the difference between a big truck and a large car ? In a big truck you drive as fast as you can . In a large car you drive as fast as you want to . ATA wants to make large cars extinct .

 

I realy don't see what your point is but fatigue is a related issue . If you have two trucks that have a 700 run , one truck governed at 65 m.p.h , the other able to run 70 m.p.h. , the faster truck will do it in 10 hours . The slower truck will have to drive into the 11th hour which has been claimed to be much more dangerous fatigue wise .

 

The poll gives the options drivers will face when the FHWA considers this . There have been some really good comments made here as to other options . Limiting all vehicles except emergency vehicles could have been another option .

 

Here in the UK all our big rigs ( i think over 7500kilos gross),,, have to have a speed limiter fitted and sealed.......Top speed is 56mph..62mph for buses/coaches....Add to that the 'tachograph'...aka 'the spy in the cab' and you can appreciate our truckers have it rough..
It even annoys normal motorists who get behind these trucks on a 2 lane road etc, especially when one tries to overtake another...it can take 1/2 a mile or more....

Can understand our truckers frustration too...when a foreign vehicle comes on our shores...its generally not limited...so you see them on the motorways (freeways)...passing everything in sight...iv'e clocked them well over 90 at times...

My opinion.....At least limit them to the maximum allowed on the roads....70mph...........

 

sounds like a communist thing if that is what you like. Government can't take care of their own affairsso lets not add any