[pyritechips]

There is talk in Canada and some provinces here to use electronic governers on transport trucks to limit their maximum speeds to 105 K/h. Of course there are arguments on both sides but one trucker interviewed only revealed his ignorance of traffic regulations and his own country's laws.

He said (quite indignantly): "It's against my constitutional rights!" and "Who is it to tell me how to operate my truck?"

First of all Canada does not have a "Constitution". It has what is called The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms . There is the link. I challenge anybody to read it and show me where the "Constitution" guarantees this driver to drive as fast as he wants.

Secondly, it is the traffic laws of individual provinces to declare the allowable maximum speeds of any vehicle.


My point: is this just another growing trend of entitlement that seems to have gripped this continent. No matter how many "rights" you may believe to have you have an obligation not to endanger the safety of others. By the way, at least in Canada, driving is a privilage, not a right.

[SexyTech]

Originally Posted by pyritechips

My point: is this just another growing trend of entitlement that seems to have gripped this continent. No matter how many "rights" you may believe to have you have an obligation not to endanger the safety of others. By the way, at least in Canada, driving is a privilage, not a right.

It's the same here in the Greatest Countrry on Earth!

Driving *IS A PRIVILAGE* and not a right!

Even though some states insist on giving these privilage to Illegals as well as to those that are here legally.

[SlackAli]

Are you claiming sole use of the thread title or may I use it as rhyming slang please?

[rob821]

Must be a British thing Slack, I thought the same.....

[Gibble]

Isn't part of the Trans-Canada 110kph?

[Guyzer]

Originally Posted by Gibble

Isn't part of the Trans-Canada 110kph?

Yes it is Gibbs but many areas restrict heavy trucks to a slower speed than what cars are allowed to do. ( both in Canada and more so in the US )

The trucker that said that... if he really did... ( pyro doesn't say if it was said to him or if he heard of or read about it ) is an arse.

Personally I don't believe it was said.... Being an ex-trucker I have never met a driver with that mentality but I sure have met a pile of 4 wheelers that think and act like that.

[Guyzer]

Originally Posted by pyritechips

There is talk in Canada and some provinces here to use electronic governers on transport trucks to limit their maximum speeds to 105 K/h.

Every truck has one already and most fleet companies have them set to a max of 100 K's. Where the difference usually is the owner / operator that contracts out might have it set higher even if the company he contracts to has a lower limit. The governor has to be set by the dealers electronic equipment and can't ( as far as I know ) be changed by anyone without it.
I've driven for a company that set theirs at 90km and others at 115km ( they gave us the extra 5k's so we could get past slower drivers safely / quickly ). Personally I prefer the 115 especially in the mountains where I liked to wind it up. Those are some big stones to go over. Another thing.... getting across the prairies takes forever @ 90 k's.

[Gibble]

Yeah, for passing, it's a real pita if you can only get to 100kph, and are trying to pass some *** doing 90kph. *sigh* I miss the Mustang, heh, drop a gear, pass at 160ish and not have to worry about on coming traffic...whereas the Sunfire on the other hand...wait for large opening, pick up speed, pull out, pray the other driver doesn't decide to speed up now, and hope you overtake before the oncoming traffic hits you

[pyritechips]

Originally Posted by SlackAli

Are you claiming sole use of the thread title or may I use it as rhyming slang please?

Go for it! It's public domain!

[pyritechips]

Originally Posted by Gibble

Isn't part of the Trans-Canada 110kph?

Lots of it is, and there are provincial highways that are also 110 K/h.

[pyritechips]

Guyzer Quote:

The trucker that said that... if he really did... ( pyro doesn't say if it was said to him or if he heard of or read about it ) is an arse.

Sorry for not being more specific. The trucker in question was interviewd on the CBC News. UNfortunately I did not get his name and couldn't find a link on their website. And yes, he really did. I am not the kind of person to make something up just to make a point. I wish he hadn't said it. Of all people, a trucker, who makes a living by driving, should be better aware of his driving "rights".

[pyritechips]

Personally I don't believe it was said....

Now you are questioning my integrity. Since I can't prove it was said then you have two options: believe it was said or call me a liar. [Sorry: no shrug smilie here )

[pyritechips]

Being an ex-trucker I have never met a driver with that mentality but I sure have met a pile of 4 wheelers that think and act like that.

WEll, I am a reciever in a rather large wharehouse and I deal with truckers all day long. I have many with a worse mentality than that!

[buck52]

howdy

I drive a tractor trailer moving boats for a living ...and have for the last 20 years... The driving mentality of plenty of truckers as well as 4 wheelers is down right scary... I wish I could afford to give it up it's gotten so bad around my area...

buck

[pyritechips]

Originally Posted by buck52

howdy

I drive a tractor trailer moving boats for a living ...and have for the last 20 years... The driving mentality of plenty of truckers as well as 4 wheelers is down right scary... I wish I could afford to give it up it's gotten so bad around my area...

buck

Thanks for the input buck - long time no chat!

I thought the local traffic was just ignorant of inexperienced drivers but one day I had a moment of clarity. Traffic has decended into chaos! When I see drivers cutting off cop cars or speeding past an ambulance I see people that have this attitude: "I'll do what I want and everybody else can go to Hell if they don't like it." All those bad drivers are just a sympton of a selfabsorbed, antisocial society. It's the same as the truck driver I quoted in the first post. His thoughts aren't towards safety or fuel consumption; He only wanted to drive as fast as he wanted to and to Hell with anybody that got in his way. By the way; in all fairness to truckers the same news article also interviewed truckers that were in favour of curbing speeds for safety and economical reasons.