Speed limiters

That's the day I retire

 

When that day comes, if that day comes. I hope us drivers will have enough sense to do just that. Pass each other at such a forced legal pace. The four wheelers will call there representative and the bureaucratic rule will get repealed.
If that don't work I'm with DrFlush and will retire.
but why do so many think the speed of the limiters will be so slow. I think it should be at least as fast as the highest speed limit in the lower 48. That's 80mph from where I have driven lately.

 

Whats going to happen is there will be a line of trucks five miles long in the slow lane and 4 wheeler`s are going to have a hard time getting on and off the highways. I`m with a few of you guys as well. If that happens I think I will be looking for a career change myself.

 

I am an OOIDA member... got this e-mail yesterday..


Yesterday, Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson tacked an amendment onto a routine spending bill that would require the Department of Transportation to issue a rule mandating all commercial trucks to be mechanically speed limited within six months of the bill's final passage. As OOIDA has previously reported, a proposed speed limiter rule has been stuck within the Administration potentially because the numbers surrounding speed limiters simply aren’t adding up. There is no sound science indicating they make highways any safer. Additionally, there is reason to believe the costs of the potential rule far outweigh any benefits.

The Isakson amendment actually undermines safety, as all leading highway research shows that speed limiters create dangerous speed differentials on our nation’s highways. They also cause drivers to have less control of the truck during critical times when speed is needed to prevent certain types of crashes.

The measure sets a dangerous precedent since there has not been a hearing in the Senate or House of Representatives on speed limiters. Furthermore, the recent passage of the FAST Act requires that all proposed Federal Rules must be based on the best science available, examine the impact on various segments of the industry including small businesses, and consider cheaper alternatives.

Please call Senator Isakson as well as your own Senator and let them know the impact that Senate Amendment #4024 will have on your safety and your business. Ask them to oppose language mandating speed limiters.

Contact Senator Isakson, (202) 224-3643

Contact your own Senator

 

"When speed is needed to prevent certain types of crashes"? WTF? There goes all their credibility out the window.

 

I know when I'm on a 2-lane highway and want to pass that guy driving 5-10 mph below the speed limit with "slow down, enjoy the drive" scribbled on the tail gate of his pickup, having a little more pedal under my right foot helps to clear him faster so that I'm not in the oncoming traffic lane any longer than necessary. Also, in the event of a steer blowout, having a little more throttle available to you will help maintain control over your rig. Then there's the whole merging traffic situation, where you can see the traffic coming down the ramp and with traffic in the lane next to you, moving over is not an option. You can either hit the brakes sending everybody behind you into panic mode as they need to take evasive maneuvers, or you can maintain a steady speed as the merging car runs out of road at the mid-point of your trailer and proceeds to drive up the shoulder to get ahead of you, or simply accelerate a little so that they'll simply merge in behind you. Or you're easing past somebody when you spot an obstruction up ahead on their shoulder...so you accelerate to clear them so they can slide in behind you.

Having a little extra under your right foot has many benefits to safety. The fact that you can't see that makes me doubt your credibility.

 

That comes down to the primary issue noted of speed disparity. As far as passing scenarios on a 2 lane road, there's always going to be want for more speed, no matter what you do or don't give them.

It won't happen. And if it does, it will be undone within 12 months of it starting because of all the unintended consequences and crashes that will result.

 

I was driving in eastern Quebec Canada (boonies) a while ago and a truck in front of me was going 64 and since my truck is limited to 65 I just stayed there but when that truck came up behind a truck that was limited to like 63.75 he tried to pass and it literally took about 15 minutes (seriously) and when I saw how many cars were going to be cluster####ed around me I got in the left lane to pass both of those trucks and then it took me an additional 5-10 minutes to get past both trucks.

The car drivers were flashing their lights, swerving, obviously pissed but screw them, they limit trucks to 62-65 there so deal with it IMO.