With half the House members being new this assembly, we have a great opportunity to get this bill passed. House Committee members need to hear from you now . And please urge other Ohio truckers to make calls. If lawmakers don t hear from you, they are free to assume the issue isn t very important. House Bill 55 does not specifically ask to raise speed limits, it merely asks to uniform the speed for both cars and trucks.
Most drivers tend to travel the speed they believe to be reasonable and prudent.
All differential speed limits do is contribute to speed variances or make lawbreakers out of safe, and otherwise law-abiding truckers. Uniform speed limits will help eliminate speed variances and make highways safer. Uniform speed limits will also allow truckers to driver safely and be in compliance with the law. Uniform speed limits will free up law enforcement officers to focus on those drivers who actually cause accidents by driving recklessly or at speeds well above the posted, uniform limits.