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Questions & info about the Motor Vehicle Act. Mature discussion only.

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Old 09-26-2011, 05:33 PM   #26
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If there are trucks on the road with heavy loads - they can only go so fast safely - you can't just not allow them on all the roads. Having a higher limit on a road where trucks need to go slowly for safety reasons is just a recipe for disaster.
Let the trucks go slower - they already drive slower than the posted limit on the freeways, etc.. when they need to.

The difference here is the truck driver isn't driving at the limit of his mental capabilities.
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Old 09-26-2011, 06:01 PM   #27
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Ahhhhhhh...based on past experience I would like to dispute that statement.
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Old 09-27-2011, 07:22 PM   #28
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If 20% of the driving public is "at their limits of comfort and capability" while driving at the speed limit, then this is the group of drivers who need improvement, not the 80% who are more than capable of safely driving at speeds more reasonable for the road.

Don't plance unreasonable constraints on the majority to accommodate the minority.
Yeah, and don't come off like you are an amazing driver thats being limited by 'the man'. The moment you get confident behind the wheel will be the time something out of left field will t-bone you.
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