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My guess is, as soon as 1 of those legislatures kids slams into the back of an 18-wheeler doin 145 in his Vette, you'll see the speedlimit raised
No, it will just mean they will restrict the trucks further.
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No, it will just mean they will restrict the trucks further.
I stand corrected,What I usually do if I'm runnin north-south and the load drops or picks up close enough to the state line I usually run through Indiana as far as I can.
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No, it will just mean they will restrict the trucks further.
Exactly... cause isn't the real reason that the "son" died was because he hit the brick wall (the truck running 55 mph)?? .. it certainty wasn't because he was running 145 mph...

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They might just ban trucks from that particular highway after that.
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Where in heaven's name do they get the idea that it makes the roads SAFER to have 80,000lbs of big truck obstructing the free flow of traffic? Where are their heads?
Obstructing traffic might be exactly what they want ("for the greater good" of course!)...
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Last week when I was headed to WI from NC .... I came thru Chicago tolls .... i had my pickup with a u-haul trailer on the back .... speed limit was 55 on the tollway .... i was running 65 and still had cars and semi's racing past me like i was standing still

It would be best if they raised that .... not that it would matter .... just means that everyone would be going faster .... but at least give the semi's a chance at safety
As anyone that has read any post i have made on this board i will say it again, I am a newbie, with that being said i picked up a load in WV going to K.C. as a new driver and not even having a speeding ticket in my personal car i always drive the speed limit. I say this because i had driver talking (&*(&$^%$ on the CB about me only going speed limit for a day and a half . i was driving 65mph across IN and had not been through IL before... WELL as i crossed the state line there was a state trooper and he pulled me over for speeding, i was less then a mile inside IL and had not seen any sign's for speed. trooper asked if i knew why he pulled me over and i honestly told him no as i was only going 65mph. He chuckled and said that is why he pulled me over. He asked for my licence and log so i gave them to him and after looking at the date i got it he gave me a break ( hard to believe i know) and only gave me a warning. hard to say you never speed when you are doing ten miles over, LOL. needless to say it could have been a very expensive lesson.
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you should have not been speeding didnt bubbles teach you any better
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