Every truck in the country should be equipped with a governor to limit them to 55 mph. Until the cops are willing to demand that, they are just blowing smoke. They would rather raise revenue than solve the problem.
A governor sounds good to me, as long as cars have them too. (And don't forget the crotch rockets)
Governors don't drive tucks. Some of them, like former Democratic Governor/Inmate Dan here in Illinois, walk instead. I'm surprised at the animosity toward truckers.
There's a problem with that. On a two-lane freeway (such as the infamous I-94 Michigan/Chicago route), semis are limited to 55mph in a 70mph passenger car zone. These trucks come up on a vehicle doing 55 or less (think old woman in huge car or environmentalist wacko in tiny Honda), then pass using the speed lane. Drivers in the passing lane have to slam on their brakes, slowing traffic at best or having an accident at the worst. They then must wait for the semi to pass the slow-moving vehicle, then swing back into the slow lane. This is not only very irritating, it's downright dangerous. I-94 is heavily watched by the state police. Semis have been snagged avoiding the weigh station by driving (illegally) through the streets of my small town. While I've got sympathy for truckers, especially through construction zones, they are a hazard just as much as the speeding idiot in the Jaguar. There's talk of raising the speed limit for semis to 60mph. While it makes me cringe, it could allow for smoother traffic flow, not to mention ease in merging with traffic when entering the freeway. 9 times out of ten when I try to get on I-94 there will be a semi in the slow lane, getting ready to exit into the rest area. I'm getting very good at taking back roads.
Yeah, Ok... maybe fine for down in the flatlands... but I dare you to try and shove a governed truck over one of the mountain passes out here in the west... Not fun.
Bruce