SAFETY * Canada - Limits on truck speeds will improve they

And yes, every single car driver on our secondary roads can make sure THEY are not the ones speeding and driving dangerously. Because we all know that speeding truckers are not the only problem on our roads

Bolton,ON,Canada -The Caledon Enterprise - March 26 2008: -- Speeding trucks is definitely a concern in Caledon, so a move last week by the provincial government to limit highway speeds of trucks should be considered good news... The Liberals introduced a bill in the Legislature last week to mandate the use of built-in speed limiters on all heavy trucks - allowing them to go no faster than 105 km/hr. The idea is being applauded by the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA), whose top spokesman says the move would reduce the severity of crashes, improve fuel efficiency, and reduce the greenhouse gases given off by trucks... David Bradley, president of OTA, says that truck drivers are the least likely to speed excessively, but for the few that do, speed limiters will slow them down without draining police resources. The speed limiters are also supported by a wide range of safety and environmental groups - Canadian Automobile Association, the Canada Safety Council, the Traffic Injury Research Foundation, RoadWatch, SMARTRISK, the Transportation Health & Safety Association and Pollution Probe to name some - so all things considered, it seems like a win-win legislation... But what about the smaller regional roads, like Hwys. 10, 9, and Regional Road 50 that are truck routes through Caledon? A speed limiter coming into effect at 105 km/hr won't help slow down truckers using 80-km speed limit roadways; which car drivers complain is a huge problem... So don't we have the technology to implement an 80 or 85-km speed limiter on secondary provincial roads?... (Photo: 9news.com)