Why Do You Exceed The Speed Limit?

Well, c'mon they have some to do with safety. Most drivers would never look under the hood or replace a burnt out light if there were no consequences.

 

Well my rig's a little old,
But that don't mean she's slow.
There's a flame from her stack,
And the smoke's rolling black as coal.

 

So the reason is that we are all "weak".
Thanks for clearing that up for us.

 

The OP has 8 thanks. So, tell me again how no one has thanked the OP.

 

Well.....All I know that once in awhile it feels good to bump that triple digit mark.......10-4!...

 

I set my cruise a few mph above the speedlimit (below 70mph) because that means less time I have to live in the truck.

100,000 miles per year at 50mph overall average = 2000 hours of driving
at 55mph overall average = 1818 hours of driving. Thats an extra 182 hours of my life I get back.

 

Before this gets ugly, let's all agree that none of us is perfect? I'll put myself first in line on that one.

Hopefully, despite the fact that we all disagree to different degrees for different reasons, at least we're all on the same page regarding safety, and have a clear regard for the motoring public? Because agree or not, like it or not, we as professional drivers bear the greater share of responsibility for safety when we're on the road, for ourselves and those around us, whether other truckers or POVs.
So whether we tend to be speeders or some other stretching of the law (again, not singling out or pointing fingers), I hope we're keeping that in mind, and not falling into the all too common "me first, scr*w the next guy if he doesn't know how to drive, I'm busy makin' money" or "it's my right" or "truckers vs four wheelers" mentalities, or any other variation beyond these.

While we're all making a living at this, we have to remember that driving is still a privilege that can be taken away, and enough abuse of any number of actions on the road can lead to further restrictions for everyone else.

Stay safe everyone, and watch out for each other.