Ontario Tractor Trailers Will Have to Go Slower

Tractor trailers in Ontario could soon face a speed cap of 105 kilometres an hour, says a published report. Toronto Star states that Ontario's Transportation Ministry is reviewing a proposal from the Ontario Trucking Association on Tuesday, to cap the speed limit. The association, which represents 700,000 registered trucks in Ontario and provides companies with reports and pertinent information, says trucks will have to activate a device built into most newer trucks that would prevent them from going faster than 105 km/h. The insurance industry, the Canadian Automobile Association and Pollution Probe have also backed the truckers' proposal, said the Star.

Besides saving fuel and reducing emissions, the proposal and cap will make highways safer, says the Ontario Trucking Association. Its president David Bradley told the Star that drivers are concerned with rising speed levels on the province's 400-series highways.

However, independent truckers say it will only work if everyone on the highway slow down and not just trucks. They say the proposal could cause more accidents if speeding cars are weaving in and out of slower-moving truck traffic.

That statement makes more sense. Seemingly, trucks aren't the major cause of highway accidents.