cmeade wrote:
Kayteg1 wrote:
CA has 55 mph for all trailers and that include 3-axles vehicles on some roads.
I don't think there is much left over 26k lb that is not included anyway.
Than lot of experts say that having on the same road different limits for different vehicles is one of the reasons for accidents.
Sure when car line travels at 75 and a truck cuts in it at 55-60 mph, that can make lot of smoke from panic braking.
Remove the "some roads" and insert "ALL roads" also change 3 axle vehicles to 3 axle trucks and you are now correct.
I don't know what the MVC says but the signs on the highways say "vehicles with 3 or more axles".
Now for my 2 cents worth, I for one do like the two speed limit laws. Being a native son and driving in CA, I don't see the in and out of the slow lane by four wheelers and I don't see traffic jams when trucks have to pull into the fast lane to pass. Those things just don't happen.
When the national speed limit was dropped, the accident rate did not raise in CA and according to AAA it did not rise nation wide.
I may bother some long haul guys in AZ but for the most part those guys are really considerate drivers. I like cruising at 55 to 60 and in CA, I think the truck and two law should be raised to 60. Without appreciable increase accidents or decrease in consumption and better braking on all vehicles 60 is good.
