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From: dbkay@dartvax.UUCP (David B. Kay)
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Subject: Re: TRUCKERS ARE NICE PEOPLE.....sometimes...
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Date: Mon, 20-Feb-84 12:11:47 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 20 12:11:47 1984
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References: <297@hou2h.UUCP>, <569@pyuxa.UUCP>, <2521@rabbit.UUCP> In general, I agree that truckers are great types, and often
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just loads of fun on the road.  They tend to move at about the
highest speed they (safely?) can on a given strech of road, and
have CB's, so they know when to slow down for wherever-state's
Finest.  If the route doesn't have lots of 4% grdes, and if
no one is too highly loaded (weight, I mean), then I try to
follow truckers.  But....
///FLAME ON\\\
  Is it worth it?  Normally, normally, everything is ok.
But (according to Fedral statistics, which the Libnetters
think are a wast of their money), most truckers willingly
violate the 10 hour law, most use amphetamines, and just
lots of accidents with a truck are fatal for the other
party.  Also, although truckers pay about 2-4% of
highway taxes (also not a favorite with Libnetters, sorry)
in the form of gas taxes, they do 'bout 50-75% of the
wearing out of our woefully undermaintained interstates.
Often, they are overweight and divert through secondary
routes to avoid scales.  We pay for all of that.
Looked at your highways recently?  You know whom to
thank for the warped seams and chuckholes.
\\\flame off///
 I still don't think tht truckers have much of a choice,
given our current system.  Anyone for Europe-style
electric trains and new track?
 
D.B. Kay
Dartmouth College
 
  - Look on my works, oh ye mighty, and giggle....