Ohio one step closer to 65mph.

[Snowman7]

"The Senate accelerated a push for a uniform speed limit in Ohio by approving an increase in the speed limit for truckers on Ohio's interstates from 55 to 65 miles an hour. "

Ohio Senate approves speed-limit increase for truckers on interstates - Cleveland.com

[mike3fan]

Davis said truckers generally try to drive faster than the speed limit, which can lead to accidents.

no bias against truckers in Ohio, nope.

[GMAN]

If this passes I would expect them to enforce the speed limit exactly. Ohio troopers get a percentage of all tickets written into a retirement fund, as I recall. This increase will likely eat into their retirement money.

[Orangetxguy]

" Davis said truckers generally try to drive faster than the speed limit, which can lead to accidents. "

no bias against truckers in Ohio, nope.

Farther into the article he was also brilliant with this statement;

Davis said truckers know they save fuel by driving slower but think it is safer to travel the same speed as cars.

He said accidents happen when cars that pass trucks cut in front of them too soon or approach trucks too fast and run into the back of them.

Gawd I hope this guy isn't out there writing tickets!!

And finally there was this gem!

The highway patrol disagrees that a uniform speed is safer. Officials there have said the faster a truck goes, the longer it takes to stop, and faster trucks do more damage in a collision.

Hmmmmmmm.....cars are running into the back of trucks...yet a uniform speed limit would not reduce that!!!
I thought Ohio was smarter than that. Guess not.

[carlos64030]

They need to bump the speed up in Illinois too. I hate driving through those two states.

[ohiomohawk]

I'll believe it when I see it. I drive 300 miles on I-75 on a daily basis mon through friday. That would be a nice change.

[mike3fan]

They need to bump the speed up in Illinois too. I hate driving through those two states.

Maybe now that Gov. Blago is out we might have a chance, it's passed twice in IL only to be vetoed by that crook.

[Mr. Ford95]

If this passes I would expect them to enforce the speed limit exactly. Ohio troopers get a percentage of all tickets written into a retirement fund, as I recall. This increase will likely eat into their retirement money.

Where in the world did you hear that GMAN? My wife's neighbor in Ohio is a Statie and he laughed holy heck when I asked him about that. He said he'd have to look into that and if it was true he was going to give up his accident investigator duties and go back to working the highway. Said it must be something new, in his 17 previous years he hadn't ever heard of that.

[GMAN]

I read that somewhere several years ago.

[Snowman7]

Have not heard that one before.

[Fredog]

Farther into the article he was also brilliant with this statement;



Gawd I hope this guy isn't out there writing tickets!!

And finally there was this gem!



Hmmmmmmm.....cars are running into the back of trucks...yet a uniform speed limit would not reduce that!!!
I thought Ohio was smarter than that. Guess not.

makes me feel all warm and fuzzy knowing such intelligent people are in charge

[Uturn2001]

They need to bump the speed up in Illinois too. I hate driving through those two states.

The IL house and senate once again passed legislation eliminating the split speed limit here in IL. Seen an article about just this last Friday. It is part of the next transportation bill. Other parts of the bill are still being debated so it may be a while yet until the full bill gets to the Gov desk. Hopefully he will sign it into law. The bill still allows for special truck speed limits in Cook county and the immediate counties around Cook though.

As mentioned before about Ohio, I expect IL to crack down on trucks, for a while at least, if the limit is raised to 65. Right now most state troopers in IL will allow trucks to go 62-65 in truly rural parts of the interstate (it is the locals and county cops you have to really watch) but if the law is passed I can see them start pulling over trucks at 2-3 mph over.

[GMAN]

I think that it stands a good chance of passing since the governorship has changed. He was the stumbling block in the past.

[golfhobo]

Maybe now that Gov. Blago is out we might have a chance, it's passed twice in IL only to be vetoed by that crook.

Yeah, but now that NEW crook will find a way to raise TAXES on it!

[belpre122]

Where in the world did you hear that GMAN? My wife's neighbor in Ohio is a Statie and he laughed holy heck when I asked him about that. He said he'd have to look into that and if it was true he was going to give up his accident investigator duties and go back to working the highway. Said it must be something new, in his 17 previous years he hadn't ever heard of that.

You should have informed him that you read that info on a truck driving message board Mr. Ford! Then he'd have believed it, by golly!

GMAN spending too much time on the big One Nine again..............

[BobBski]

Be glad to see it...but, as stated earlier, I think they'll be tough on anything over 65. I run Ohio at 60 all day long and troopers are fine with it...when it goes to 65 think I'll stay at 64