Bigger trucks take longer to stop and are more prone to rollover. Also, they pay far less than their fair share of the road and bridge damage they cause because of the fuel tax currently in place. The costs of larger rigs, such as triples, will be transferred to taxpayers in the form of congestion, construction delays, crashes, pollution, noise, and other hazards. More people are killed and injured in truck crashes in California than in any other state. The trucking industry tried to kill this resolution and establish a toe-hold to expand the use of LCVs county by county.
Triple trailers are a triple threat to motorists.
I'm not willing to risk one precious life in exchange for empty promises of jobs from the big trucking magnates. Senate action on the resolution is expected soon. California voters are encouraged to call their state senator and ask them to vote yes on AJR 8 when it comes before them.