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Roadshow * USA - Troubled by trucks?: Tell it to the feds
San Jose,CA,USA - The San Jose Mercury News, by Gary Richards -12 Mar 2007: --
* Question: Before we leave the subject of speeding, I want to introduce another aspect of the problem - big rigs. These guys race around like they're driving sports cars. Although I recognize that time is money to them, they should be made to adhere to the speed limit tailored to them. Hardly a day goes by that I don't hear on the traffic reports that one has jack-knifed or is lying on its side somewhere in the Bay Area, holding up traffic or worse. It can be argued that there are a variety of reasons for these mishaps, but I cannot help but feel that speed is a primary cause.
* Answer: The rules of the road may be changing. There is an effort under way to use speed-control devices in big rigs to limit them to 68 mph or less nationwide. And the federal government wants your opinion, accepting comments from the public through March27. To weigh in online, go to http://dmses.dot.gov/ submit or mail comments to Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh St. SW, Nassif Building, Room PL-401, Washington, D.C. 20590-0001. You can also click on www.roadsafeamerica.org, which is run by a group pushing for the restriction.
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