SPEED LIMITERS DISCUSSIONS * Canada - Ontario audit highlights flaws in commercial enforcement
Ontario,Canada -Land Line Magazine (USA), by David Tanner-January 5, 2009: -- The Ontario Ministry of Transportation spends $39 million each year on commercial vehicle safety enforcement, yet the program comes up short in crucial areas that include driver education, vehicle inspections and crash prevention, according to the provincial Office of the Auditor General... It is no wonder, then, that highway user groups – including the U.S.-based Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and the Owner-Operators Business Association of Canada – question the Ministry of Transportation’s recent initiative to load up enforcement personnel with more regulations, such as government-mandated speed-limiter settings for heavy trucks... Owner-operator groups suggest that the province should worry about enforcing posted speed limits rather than imposing a computerized method for slowing down trucks...
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