When workers present...

It's such a simple answer. If you're lucky and have a sign that says"when workers are present" you enter the zone at the lower posted speed limit. Then when you can see that there's absolutely no one working or any work being done then you can accelerate to the other posted speed. I wouldn't unless it was a holiday or some other reason that you know for sure the workers are not out there otherwise just stay the lower speed limit. You never know because there just might be a pair of workers shooting elevations or even one guy fueling equipment. Those guys would get you a ticket if caught.

For a construction zone that just says a slower speed limit. You enter that zone at the lower speed limit and continue until you're out of the zone.

It's that simple. No reason to get upset or wonder why, it's a fact of life and just deal with it. It's not going to slow your trip down all that much unless it goes of for miles and miles and then you should re-plan your trip.

 

Now your talking the good talk Bazerk. Proud of you. Sounds like your driving is mucho better.

 

Don't let any other drivers dictate on how you should be driving in a givin situation. If those other vehicles are zipping all around you that does not make you the hazard, And I'd like to see a judge in the court system give you a tickey for going too slow if you were driving what the speed limit said to drive. Especially if it's dark. How can you know if all the people there have gone home. You can't, so you drive the lower speed linit.

I don't know where you get this truck stop legal advice but if you're travelling the posted speed limit and you think you'll become a hazard you will never become an impairment because you're doing what you think is right. You can always say you saw a worker back there fueling the truck. You've got to relax a bit and drive your truck. Don't let anybody push you. And of course the first time you blow throgh at high speed you'll get a ticket and they are not pretty.

 

ha ha...

nope, yesterday I was driving one with the A/C cranked....

 

Those construction workers who are working right by the cones I'm passing scare the heck out of me. I'll move over onto the shoulder and ride the rumble strips if I have to.

 

I agree. But I've noticed, at least in the Chicago area, that some of the worst offenders are other construction workers!
They might go from 4 lanes to 2, and slow traffic to 45, and a pickup with "ABC paving" or similar will fly by you at 60. Or dump trucks that don't slow down in the construction zone. Construction workers want to be safe when they're working, but many don't practice what they preach.

 

I got stopped at the front of a constrauction zone, I was slowing down but not down to the posted speed, the cop was nice and let me off with a verbal warning. (Good thing he was a WCW fan and I had T-shirts in the truck......) That was my freebie so I drive the posted speed now. I'll still get where I'm going....

 

unless its very obvious no workers are present i drive the slower speed limit, if there are workers right by the road ill slow down well below that and give them as much room as i can.

 

its funny how you can tell by some ones comments or remarcks of where they drive or dont drive
for instance-(i mean no offence either)--gas haulers advice--which is good advice--of how the construction wonet slow down your trip--but for a few minutes---just let me use my magical powers and guess that he doesnt drive through michigan---i really think they cover every road with signs in april--start work in july--then quit in august--and leave the signs up till january---the whole state is a construction zone and its a very big area for those 10 construction workers to cover