Time for Government to Act on Limiting Truck Speeds is Now

Cybergal · Apr 10, 2007

Time for Government to Act on Limiting Truck Speeds is Now
4/10/07

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - April 10, 2007) - The Ontario Trucking Association today welcomed comments by OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino that speeding is a serious road safety issue and that trucks should be forced to limit their speed to 105 km/hr. OTA President David Bradley responded to the Commissioners comments saying, "OTA has been lobbying the government for almost two years now to have the province enact legislation requiring all trucks operating in Ontario to have their engine speed limiters set at no more than 105 km/hr, so we're obviously very happy that the Commissioner has publicly indicated their support for a hard cap on truck speeds."

A speed limiter is a built-in microchip that allows a truck engine's top speed to be preset. All trucks built in the last decade come equipped with this technology. Once the limiter has been set the truck's engine will not allow the vehicle to exceed the speed selected. The OTA estimates that some 50% of the trucks operating in Ontario today have voluntarily set their speed limits at speeds ranging from 90-110 km/hr.
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Brickman · Apr 10, 2007

76 all thru all done on mine. Even then lately with the price of fuel I've been doing a lot of 65 voluntarily.

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