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re: Doubling Down on Dumb: Louisiana May Consider Lowering Speed Limit on Basin
Posted on 8/27/19 at 7:11 pm to BHM
Posted on 8/27/19 at 7:11 pm to BHM
This is once again about personal responsibility. The government cannot legislate safety. It’s like common sense gun laws. If someone wants a gun, laws won’t deter them. If someone wants to speed and be reckless, a lower speed limit won’t stop them. These laws only punish those of us not driving douche trucks...I mean not driving like douches.
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Posted on 8/27/19 at 7:13 pm to wickowick
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I drive it a couple of times a week, I think 95% of the trucks follow the lane restrictions and run about 60 mph. The issue is personal vehicles traveling 75+mph, they need to set a posted speed limit of 60mph for everyone and set up speed cameras every mile that ticket people +/- 5mph from the posted speed on that stretch of road.
Or, hear me out, you take that idea and shove it straight up your arse.
Posted on 8/27/19 at 7:14 pm to wickowick
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I think 95% of the trucks follow the lane restrictions and run about 60 mph
95% Has not been my experience but it is still most that stick to the right lane. But I’ve seen guys going 60 switch to the left to pass a truck going 55. That is frustrating if you’re trying to speed .
Posted on 8/27/19 at 7:17 pm to lnomm34
They need to treat the basin like the causeway. Tons of enforcement with zero tolerance.
Posted on 8/27/19 at 7:20 pm to lnomm34
Trucks with tags ending in Odd Numbers must drive Hwy 190 Monday, Wednesday & Friday. Even Number tags must drive Hwy190 Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday. All trucks allowed on basin bridge Sunday’s...
This would cut 50% of truck traffic off the basin bridge, until the government can develop a permanent solution.
This would cut 50% of truck traffic off the basin bridge, until the government can develop a permanent solution.
Posted on 8/27/19 at 7:40 pm to SEClint
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Eliminate 18 wheelers from the rest of the general public.
Build them their own route.
Wow are you my wife? You sound just like her and I agree.
But there's no way to do it.
It would be nice if we could put them in an isolated dimension. But if we could do that we probably wouldn't need them in the first plaCE.
Posted on 8/27/19 at 7:41 pm to SEClint
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Eliminate 18 wheelers from the rest of the general public. Build them their own route.
we already have that - it’s called trains
Posted on 8/27/19 at 8:31 pm to AncientTiger
I'm not sure what the answer is, but that isnt it.
The problem is the trucking companies dont hold their drivers accountable for speeding, and the commuters dont fricking pay attention and they drive like jackasses.
It isnt all on the truckers, even though a bunch of them are fat huge jackasses. Every other commuter you see is texting, going slow in the left lane, incapable of using cruise control, and also a fat huge jackass
The problem is the trucking companies dont hold their drivers accountable for speeding, and the commuters dont fricking pay attention and they drive like jackasses.
It isnt all on the truckers, even though a bunch of them are fat huge jackasses. Every other commuter you see is texting, going slow in the left lane, incapable of using cruise control, and also a fat huge jackass
Posted on 8/27/19 at 8:48 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Continue to develop autonomous 18 wheelers and this problem will solve itself. It really is the easiest, quickest answer. The technology being developed for them is not as far away as you would think.
Posted on 8/27/19 at 8:52 pm to lnomm34
I hate to give away my secret, but I started going 190 again at least half the time now.
Posted on 8/27/19 at 9:30 pm to lnomm34
Three lanes each way would be helpful.
Posted on 8/27/19 at 9:33 pm to Parmen
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Whenever we lived there, the second I'm going 10 over, there happens to be troopers there. When trucks are cruising in the left lane, they're never there.
Well yeah. You never learned to watch the big rigs for speed traps? They all talk to each other and notify of a trooper. When traveling on interstate, you can typically always go a bit faster than the trucks and be okay.
Posted on 8/27/19 at 9:40 pm to Ace Midnight
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I hate to give away my secret, but I started going 190 again at least half the time now.
My car tops out at only 164.
Posted on 8/27/19 at 9:41 pm to SEClint
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Eliminate 18 wheelers from the rest of the general public.
Build them their own route.
If I had my way I would make truck loads use rail. We should've built train rails going both directions years ago. Force things going over so many miles to use rail unless there is a need for short run or and expedited run for a higher fee. The roads would be much more open and not have to wait for a truck doing 73 to pass up another truck going 72, and take 5 mins to do so. No extra weight loads destroying our roads as well.
Posted on 8/27/19 at 9:45 pm to BHM
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Driving the 18 mile stretch at 70 versus 50 will not save you a heck of a lot of time.
you got any idea how much gas you're wasting at 50?
Posted on 8/27/19 at 9:49 pm to tonydtigr
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That would frick everything up if they make truckers stay in the left lane
The situation in KY is likely due to a limited shoulder on the right because of an elevation change or rock wall.
Posted on 8/27/19 at 9:59 pm to RougeDawg
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They just need Troopers to get of their butts and do some actual speed enforcement.
The most dangerous thing on the Basin bridge are fricking troopers parked on the shoulder, and it's not close.
Posted on 8/27/19 at 10:00 pm to BHM
I’m not sure about this but I doubt there are many fatal accidents on that bridge that don’t involve big rigs. If I am correct in that assumption I don’t think it matters if you’re going 50 or 70. You go underneath an 18-wheeler and you’re in big trouble.
Posted on 8/27/19 at 10:01 pm to lnomm34
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nor do most vehicles obey the reduced speed limits
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The few that do obey the restrictions cause massive speed differential
Not sure you know how this works.
The ones driving the speed limit aren’t causing anything.
Posted on 8/27/19 at 10:13 pm to Meauxjeaux
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you got any idea how much gas you're wasting at 50?
Nice try. Most vehicles are more fuel efficient at 50 mph compared to 70 mph. (but I'm not going to go 50 mph).
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