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Originally Posted by David714104
I've driven trucks limited to 65 mph. It takes too long to pass trucks limited to 62 or 63 mph, or other slow vehicles on the interstate. 68 mph would be a better speed. If all the trucks are forced to 65 mph, getting past slower vehicles will slow everyone down, since traffic will bunch up more frequently and for longer periods. The interstate could turn into a quagmire of slower 65 mph trucks taking forever to pass the slowest vehicles. Worse yet, how about the trucks going 65 passing those going 64.9. Governors are and inexact science.
Good point, a HUGE elephant train of trucks all in a single line just waiting for the fools in trucks doing .1 faster to pull out and pass! Think of the fuel savings though if you can stay tight enough to create a huge draft! Next step to go faster is drafting! Then progress to bump drafting!