Follow uip to California Speed limits
Last week in "Roads and Routes" was a thread about California Speed Limits and here is what the guys in the California Highway Patrol Office told me. I made a comment regarding lane usage and today...
Forum Discussion
spoon059 wrote:
...I don't find reduced speed limits for trucks and trailers to be a safer way to travel. I believe that having a large speed delta between vehicles occupying the same roadway is a recipe for disaster....
I agree and so does the state of Ohio. For years commercial trucks had to travel 10 to 15 mph slower than non commercial. Several years back they admitted that the facts did not support it being safer so the limits were raised and now all vehicles travel the same speed.
Accidents happen because of differences in speed. The safest environment is when all vehicles are traveling the same direction and at the same speed. California needs to figure that out.
