this post was submitted on 22 Aug 2023
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I've started commuting for my job again and I keep seeing truck drivers in fully loaded semi's going 75mph it's insane.
I think the stress from disease, low income, and climate is pushing people to their limit imo.
Unpopular opinion (for Americans in general) but I support a federal speed limit of 55mph, with that speed being only on separated highways like interstates. Max speed off-highway should be 45mph and only on wide and straight county roads. Change the penalty for speeding to a significant percentage of income with heavy enforcement and watch accident numbers go down by an order of magnitude. If people want to drive like suicidal (and homicidal) sociopaths, they should have to go to a closed track. I'd like to continue living after my car commute, which is the only option because a bus trip would take 3 hours and multiple changes (vs 25 minutes driving) and they don't run late enough anyway.
That's the thing, the speed limit for trucks is 60mph. This guy was speeding over the limit with two semi trailers full of wood pallets it was insane.
Man i get anxiety doing that in American truck simulator how are people doing that irl wtf