Why do 18 wheelers drive so fast but never seem to be stopped for speeding as passenger cars are?
Today, 6/27/06, in the Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas area, there were 5 reported 18 wheelers in accidents and one death. All were speeding. One went almost off a bridge, one was turned over in making a turn (USP Truck) another one or two had the same problem and one lost control by speeding and lost his life.
Yes, deadlines. I too have deadlines but do not speed. Did not hear on TV or Radio any car wrecks today much less a death. In Texas, rigs have to obey or drivers loose their jobs after to many speeding tickets. The speeders I usually see are out of state rigs. i was told by a judge that even when they send info about a ticket to most states, nothing happens. I do not know this as a fact. And yes, passenger cars pass me all the time but the rigs seem to even pass them more than they pass the rigs on I45 between Ferris and Corsicana. Just wanted to stir up some answers and make people more aware of the problem. Of course when a rig turns over it closes down the street for quite some time but it does not take long to drag a car off. So, who was slowed down to a snail pace today because of a wreck, car or rig?