[dmanlyr]

Guess I wasn't done.. One last thing. Washington State is one of 11 states in this great Union of ours that has a split truck/car speed. Max anywhere of 60mph for trucks (heavy) Max 70mph in places for autos & light trucks.

Many studies including one by the federal NTHS have concluded that this is a dangerous practice. This causes a "speed differential" which is the single most deadly cause of deaths on the divided freeways involving vehical to vehical collisions. (even the federal goverment no longer referrs to them as "accidents"

So Washington state is mandating a unsafe practice, all in the good old spirit of the saying "speed kills". While in truth, once again, it is simply a non truth.

Example; If all of the vehicals were traveling at say 75mph, but one was traveling at 45mph, that one is the culprit, that one slow vehical is the unsafe one. Or is you will say it is snowing or rainging and traffic is flowing at a more sedate (and safe given the reduced traction conditions) 50mph and one vehical is trying to drive at 80mph. That faster vehical is now the unsafe vehical. Not from the speed rate, (in the case of vehical to vehical collisions rather that say driving off of the road at a curve) but form the "SPEED DIFFERENTIAL" So ticket both of the vehicals, both the faster car as well as the SLOWER driver. !

And all of this from a state which as seen fit to put up signs that say " Roads are slippery when wet" As if someone could actually get their drivers license without knowing that one? WOW what does that say about those who should not be driving!

Nuff said