I've always thought that was a great idea, and even more so lately. (Oddly enough, they do this in Caracas, Venezuela -- and did it well before Chavez, thank you.)
Here in South Florida, there are an awful lot of trucks who get right into the left lane on six-lane highways and stay there in heavy, bumper-to-bumper/stop-and-go rush hour traffic. (There are few, if any, restrictions on trucks in the left lanes here.) As you note, they are slow to accelerate, which makes traffic even worse when it is stop-and-go (that is, where it will drop down to 5-10 mph and then suddenly speed up to 35-45 and then slow down again). Some of them tailgate, which is terrifying.
I would love to see a no-trucks-in-left-lane-EVER rule on six or more lane highways and no trucks EVER during rush hour on highways in urban areas. Those highways are used overwhelmingly for commuting, not for delivering goods.
No trucks allowed on the roads during rush hour?
Can we park them in your driveway?
Think about it...where do you park all those rigs while they have to stay off the road?
"I would love to see a no-trucks-in-left-lane-EVER rule on six or more lane highways and no trucks EVER during rush hour on highways in urban areas. Those highways are used overwhelmingly for commuting, not for delivering goods."
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Why is it that the guys who are on the job already, most of whom do not get any extra pay for getting stuck in traffic, should be banned from the highways until you get to and from work?
Kick us off the highways and your local city streets will be a mess. We can't manuver very well around the city.
But YOU can. Maybe you should be banned from the highway during rush hour, and let us guys rolling the economy forward do our jobs a little easier.
Think man think. Think with your head, not your selfish, impatient heart.