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Originally Posted by redpoint5
Once when I was 15, I was driving the family van north on i-5 coming down the Grapevine at 80 MPH, and was passed on the right like I was standing still by an 18 wheeler.
Generally the speed limit for tractor/trailers is 55 MPH and they do 60. On roads where the limit for everyone is 75 or 80, I see the truckers going 70 or more.
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The grapevine is a dangerous place for truckers. The one that passed you may have very well lost his brakes or other serious issue.
As for where trucks tend to speed, it's kind of the same as we cars. Where it's plain and simple safer for them to do so they will. Where it's not, they won't. Truck drivers in general are significantly safer drivers than car drivers. It's not 100 percent, but statistically, they are a lot safer per mile than car drivers. The big thing with car drivers, they need to be aware of what trucks will need to do in a turn etc. Aka, if you are on a wide freeway exit, don't pass them on the right. Wait...