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Old 02-09-2008, 11:02 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by fatlazyless View Post
Maybe you don't know this, but tractor-trailer drivers are required by federal law to have one state CDL driver's license, and one state medical card, and are held to higher standards by the police. A big-rig that speeds ten miles above the posted 65mph speed limit on route 93 will most definately get stopped and ticketed. How long does it take for a speeding violation to disappear from a CDL licensee? It takes 15 years. The trucker's CDL license is their job and livelihood.

A speeding trucker is an unemployed trucker!

I did know this, I have friends with CDLs.

My point is that I routinely see tractor trailers going 65 (the speed limit) or more on the highway, the same highway my Children are on . Why is 65 considered safe at 5 or 6 feet away while 45 is considered fast at 150 feet? I've seen you post that 45 is fast in a boat. It's not, it's simply 45.
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