I got pull over today in Michigan for frost law

I did not say there is a sign the tells you when a road is considered Class A.

All roads in the state are non-designated highways (referred to as Class B) unless the road commission that has jurisdiction over the road declares that it is a designated highway (referred to as Class A) or a special designated highway (typically an M, I or US route). There is no statutory requirement that a non-designated (or Class B) road be posted in anyway whatsoever. If that were the case, every single subdivision street would have a sign on it. There are Counties and Cities that post axle load limit signs on some non-designated roads as a courtesy but they are not required.

The same goes for frost restricted routes, some places put signs up but they are not required. The only statutory requirement for frost law notifications are found in MCL 257.722 subsection 8:

I understand you have significant time driving a truck and your experience may be that all Class B and frost restricted routes are signed, but that does not make it law.

 

IT's all BS, I spent 3 years in Germany traveled every Autobon highway in it never seen anything like OHIO or Michigan its a scam. Build it with the right materials and it wont break! Didnt FORD finally learn from that?

 

That is because in Europe they build their roads to a much higher standard than in the US. There have been small sections built in the US to those standards as experiments. Kind of a no brainer, if it works over there it would work here. They cost a lot more so the politicians would have less money to piss away on other worthless things.

 

In Europe road construction is bid on the best warranty and durability while in the US and Canada the road construction is bid on cheapest price.

 

We are backwards because of our government we do not make the decisions.

 

Frost laws are still in effect in Alberta,for another week they said.
Guess I get to babysit this load a little longer.

 

We've been trying to prove that MCL257.276 applies and is relevant. It states that weight limitations on commercial vehicles will be posted with signage. Wayne county stopped doing it and they slaughter truckers each year. Romulus MI has taken in $1,848,902.01 since 2005 and that is JUST to trucks and only during the frost law, on one road (Hannan). This is not the ticket amount but what they actually collected.

The bigger issue is the frost law enforcement on roads that don't need it. There seems to be no real standard on a roadway that is safe from the frost law enforcement. They just apply it where they want.

 

Come to Manitoba, where we have three classifications of highways, and two different levels of spring restrictions (90% and 65%). And they can last for almost two months.