Why 55 Part 2

Part 1 was in a blog last month so I won’t go over it again. But I did mention that there were 2 states that stick pretty close to 55mph. One is Ohio and the other is Oregon. Now we all know that Oregon is run by a bunch of Liberal Politicians and we know too how much these leftists hate big trucks. By the way Liberals are made up of over educated intellectuals with no experience in the real world. Years ago Oregon should have had better border security and kept these transplanted Californians out. OK, enough of my political views of that once sane State. Ohio is another matter and I think there is a way we as individual truckers can put an end to their foolish, revenue producing, unsafe 55mph speed limit for trucks.

1.We could simply run 55mph and stop the millions of dollars each year that truckers pay in fines. But that would put hundreds of Highway Patrolmen out of work and we wouldn’t want to do that, would we?

2.We could protest the political way. Here’s how it would work. We all know that our wonderful politicians, whether Federal, State or Local, all depend on big dollars to get elected or reelected every couple of years. Where does this money come from? Business. Oh, but business can only contribute small amounts you say. Well if you believe that then you believe in the tooth fairy. Businesses and Lobbyists know how to get that money funneled to ensure that politician makes the “right” decisions. What if we truckers decided to stop buying fuel, food and any other services from truck stops and restaurants in Ohio. Don’t you think there would be a loud howl from these businesses to their elected puppets to change things? These businesses might even have to make a contribution to appointed officials’ favorite charities, (cash only please). Politicians aren’t going to listen to truck drivers, but they sure will when business speak up.
Is there anyone that couldn’t buy fuel in Pennsylvania, or Indiana, or West Virginia before crossing Ohio? I haven’t bought anything in Ohio for over 15 years. It’s my personal protest. Anyone care to join me?

I know this isn’t a proper thing to do, but every once in a while when I get angry about having to drive through Ohio, I’ll look for a truck going 55mph and then take about 5 miles to pass him and see how many 4 wheelers I can annoy. I wish I could put a sign on the back of my truck that says, “Sorry for the inconvenience, but if you don’t like the speed I’m driving, call your State Representative”.

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