If I recall from the earlier discussions they had on this, they intended to enforce it on out-of-province trucks, although I have no clue how the hell they intend to accomplish that. I can just imagine every truck crossing the Ambassor Bridge at Detroit/Windsor heading to the Husky Truckshop to have their limiters adjusted to 65mph.
It makes more sense to just enforce the existing speed limit than create this bureaucratic boondoogle. Most trucks on the 400-series roads (equivalent to the Interstates) run 105-115 clicks (65-70 mph) without incident or much attention from the cops. Most four wheelers travel a minium of 120 (72mph) and often at 140-150 (87-93mph).
I'll agree to a limiter in trucks if they make it mandatory in cars.
Or even better, skip the damn limiters for either one, set a maximum of 120 for everybody and bring back photo radar. You bust over 120 and u get a ticket, period, no matter what your driving.
The real frustration up here is that the arsehole driving this plan is the president of the Ontario Trucking Association, a group that sure as hell doesn't represent the average driver or owner-operator. It's made up of mostly large interprovincial freight haulers who want to squeeze more profits out of reduced fuel consumption while bragging about what good corporate citizens they are. There was a good editorial piece in one of the trucking mags up here; if I can find it online, I'll post it (hopefully that's with the permission of the mods).
Professor427
P.S. Just found this at OOIDA's site.
http://www.ooida.com/action_alerts/2...d_limiters.htm
mandatory speed limiters on Ontario highways
