No truck should drive over 50 mph in heavy rain

Honestly it works.

But, to add even more caution, I've tried something else to kinda enhance the safety factor. I went on EBAY and bought 2 old tornado sirens from a seller out in Kansas. I mounted those on my truck. One pointing forward and 1 pointing rearward.

When I hit rain, I dont give care how hard its raining or what time of the day or night it is, those bad boys get turned on. It helps to alert other drivers that I'm going insanely slow. The other day, I watched a RUSSIAN truck driver SLOW DOWN after he heard my tornado sirens.

If it will make a Russian truck driver stop and actually think about safety, I think it will do wonders in helping other drivers. Think about it.

 

That’s a wonderful idea. I’m sure Mississippi’s hazardous roads division would be very interested in looking at any data you have.

 

No large truck should be allowed to be operated over 27 miles per hour. That’s 4 mph faster than a combine, that’s all you need.

 

Not if traffic is flowing at 70 it's not.
Now if traffic is flowing at 50, rain or shine, anyone doing 70 regardless of the speed limit is being unsafe.

 

Just about every one up here in MI. One of my biggest shocks when moving from Ft. Worth (Hurst) to the Flint area in MI. People up here do not slow down in the rain (or snow for that matter). About the only thing that causes drivers to slow down is traffic and fog.

And you missed the point. Going 70 in the rain isn't the problem. Going 70 when all other traffic is at 50 is the problem.

 

I ran into it in Downtown in my pickup, you couldn’t have gone much over 30 in that storm. Snapped a quick pick before I hit it.