Trump hits Obama’s speed rule: border on large trucks, removed buses; what changes
The Trump administration has abolished a proposed rule from the Obama era that aims to limit the speed of large trucks and buses on American highways to improve security and reduce fuel costs. The speed limitter rule was first proposed by Obama-era regulators in 2016. This was the goal of capping large rigs and top speeds of buses to reduce the severity of accidents. Officials believed that it could save between 63 and 214 annually and cut fuel and emission costs by more than $ 800 million. The suggested speed cap ranged from 60 to 68 mph. On July 24, the Trump administration formally terminated the plan. Federal regulators stated that speed governors on all trucks over 26,000 pounds mandatory operational costs, traffic flows, and potentially can damage road safety. He also warned of prolonged delivery, paying lower driver and an innings of heavy trucks on small roads.
Truck and state
Independent truck drivers and several states opposed the proposal of Obama-era. More than 15,000 public comments were filed against it. Many states argued that the rules would intervene with their rights to determine the speed limit. Administration, after widespread push against Trump’s burden regulations, biased with these objections.Regulators also mentioned that the original proposal did not address the safety risks of slow trucks mixing with rapidly growing cars. Additionally, modern security techniques-such as the radar-based emergency braking-2016 have improved the safety, has reduced the requirement of such a rule.
Safety concern
While this national plan has been dropped, the debate around the speed-limit technology is not over. The American Trucking Association (ATA), which supported a cap of 65 mph, said it is open to work with regulators on balanced security measures.In California, last year a bill to alert drivers when governor Gavin Newsomum speeds up.
