The busiest road in Altoona, Plank Road, is two lanes for each direction, and the speed limit is 40 MPH (so people generally drive 45-50 when given the chance). I just drove the length of it at 15 MPH behind an Oversize Load truck that was taking up both lanes.
These trucks should absolutely not be permitted to exist, period. They significantly decrease the end cost of the goods they carry (usually pieces of modular homes or complete trailers), but really, the only people who benefit from their existence is the companies building the goods. They're taking extra profit at the expense of everybody else that drives.
If you put a referendum on the ballot, "Should Oversize Load trucks be allowed to use the roads of [fill in district or state]?" the result, I promise, would be about 96% NO. They are universally despised, and yet, in what is purportedly a republic, they are allowed to clog up the roads, increasing stress, increasing travel time, and decreasing safety. Why? So a very tiny minority can make more money, some of which is, no doubt, finding its way into politicians' pockets.
As your president, I will immediately pursue legislation outlawing any vehicle that cannot comfortably fit in one standard lane. Together we can do this!
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At over $4.00 a gal for Fuel and at a average of under 2 MPG plus the price of the Oversize Permit me have nothing better to do than to drive at 15 mph in front of you...... next time leave just 10 minites sooner
Remember Size Matters
From the components to refine the gas you burn in the car you drive to the paper you wipe your A** with it is all moved by TRUCKS so Get a Life
But once again... your personal financial stake is far less important in public view than the dozens or hundreds of drivers inconvenienced by each oversize truck.
Besides, not many oversize trucks are moving toilet paper and etc. Most of them are moving trailers, modular homes, etc. that are being produced much more cheaply than if they had to be built in smaller parts, trucked in standard trucks and then assembled on-site. A few guys producing that stuff win; the other 99.5% of motorists lose.
One more thing I forgot to mention... I got a look at a dozen or so other motorists' faces as they were passing me or I was passing them in the logjam behind the truck. The disgust was visible on all of them. I was in no hurry, but some of them clearly were, or thought they were.
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